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The Second Chamber of the General Court in Lego A/S v. EUIPO (Case T-515/19) have issued their decision to annul the decision
With no provision in the European Patent Convention (EPC) prohibiting double patenting, is the European Patent Office (EPO) nevertheless allowed to refuse
It is a well-known principle under UK patent law that any subject matter that the public can access without breaching a duty
The deadline for filing Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) applications based on EU Community Plant Variety Rights (CPVR) applications which were pending at
The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently undertaken revisions to its Guidelines for Examination. Included in the changes, due to come into
The latest changes to the EPO Guidelines for Examination provide several updates to (i) the patent protection of antibodies, and (ii) the interpretation
The latest changes to the EPO Guidelines for Examination provide several updates in relation to the patent protection of (i) plants and
The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently published upcoming changes to the rules regarding the providing of inventor address information to the
The EPO’s updated Guidelines for Examination for March 2021 introduces a significant change regarding amendments required to the description before a European