11th Jan 2024
At the end of November the Board of Appeal (3.3.02) handed down its decision on T 116/18. As a reminder, T 116/18 was the case that led to G2/21; the referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal on the standard required to rely on post-published evidence to support inventive step (the “plausibility” decision). A summary of that decision can be found here.
12th Dec 2023
In the November 2023 issue of the European Patent Office (EPO) Official Journal, the EPO has confirmed that it will accelerate “parallel opposition proceedings” in the interest of “legal certainty and procedural efficiency, as well as high quality and uniformity in the European patent system”.
2nd Nov 2023
We are pleased to introduce the first edition of The Future of Transport newsletter.
19th Oct 2023
When a patent application is refused by the European Patent Office (EPO), there is the option to appeal. To pursue an appeal, one must file a notice of appeal and pay the appeal fee within two months of the written decision to refuse the application, and file a statement of grounds of appeal within four months of that decision. The application is then considered by the Boards of Appeal (BoA)
26th Sep 2023
The fifteenth episode of a 15-part series covering all things IP brought to you by Reddie & Grose and Executive IP.
26th Sep 2023
The fourteenth episode of a 15-part series covering all things IP brought to you by Reddie & Grose and Executive IP.
26th Sep 2023
The thirteenth episode of a 15-part series covering all things IP brought to you by Reddie & Grose and Executive IP.
26th Sep 2023
The twelfth episode of a 15-part series covering all things IP brought to you by Reddie & Grose and Executive IP.