It is over ten years since software patents (a.k.a. computer-implemented inventions, or CIIs) were last discussed at the level of…
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Eight reasons to file a GB patent application in parallel with an EP application
The UK is the fifth largest economy in the world so having a GB patent can be valuable. Getting a…
Read MoreAre you ready? EPO announces changes to appeal procedure
On 1 January 2020, the rules governing procedure in ‘Appeals of Decisions’ made by the European Patent Office (EPO) will…
Read MorePlausibility at the EPO – how much data or experimental information is enough?
A patent for an invention provides its owner with the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale…
Read MoreCRISPR patent falls in Europe on a fundamental legal requirement – a hard reminder of the entitlement to priority pitfall
In a statement issued by the Broad Institute on 17 January 2018, it was announced that the European Patent Office…
Read MoreThe gloves are off: Europe is the location to test competitor patent validity.
Stopping your competitors from obtaining patent protection can be equally as important as patenting your own inventions. You don’t necessarily…
Read MoreUPC entry into operation set for further delay
The entry into operation of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) will not occur in December 2017, the previously announced target…
Read MoreAll it’s cracked ‘UP’ to be?
Irrespective of Brexit, the unitary patent (UP) agreement may come into force by early next year. When a European patent…
Read MoreCambodia signs a Validation Agreement with the European Patent Office
Cambodia has signed a Validation Agreement with the European Patent Office (EPO) to recognise European patents in Cambodia. This agreement…
Read MoreGrants up, backlog down – EPO Annual report 2016
2016 was an interesting year for the EPO. Applications remained broadly flat at around 160,000, but (as we previously reported…
Read MoreEPO and ROSPATENT pilot PPH programme
The European Patent Office (EPO) and the Russian Patent Office (ROSPATENT) have agreed a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme…
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