On 3 April 2020, the Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued a decision for Appeal T1749/14 against refusal
One of the changes to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) which came into force on 1 January
The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the EPO has confirmed in decision G3/19 that plants, plant material or animals exclusively obtained
Many designers rely on Unregistered Design Rights to protect their products in the UK and the EU. However, designers need to be
The European Patent Office (EPO) has published its latest statistics for European patent applications in 2019. In addition to overall surges in
In the latest instalment of a prolonged and litigious saga between Eli Lilly and Genentech, the UK High Court has ruled that,
The EPO’s updated Guidelines for Examination for March 2021 introduces a significant change regarding amendments required to the description before a European
As was widely reported last year, a series of patent applications has been filed in the name of Dr Stephen Thaler, for
Although substantive law regarding the grant of patents is largely harmonized across Europe, post grant infringement and validity procedures differ from country
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has today issued its eagerly-awaited judgment in the SkyKick case no. C 371/18.