15th Aug 2023
Continuing our great track record before the EPO Boards of Appeal, Reddie & Grose were recently involved in a key Board of Appeal case (T 1946/21) for our client. Not only were we successful for our client but the decision raised some interesting points of law. In particular, in the decision, the EPO Board of Appeal clarified […]
7th Mar 2022
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reported that the number of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) international applications with at least one female inventor was 33.3% in 2021, although only 16.5% of all inventors were women.
16th Mar 2021
Earlier this month WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization, released some key facts and figures and a press release relating to the number of patent applications that were filed in 2020 under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT system allows an applicant to file a single PCT (or “international”) application through which patent protection […]
26th Jun 2019
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently released its annual review of patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The report shows that approximately 253,000 PCT applications were filed in 2018. This is an increase of 3.9% from 2017, and it represents a ninth consecutive year of growth. PCT applications are clearly an increasingly popular choice for applicants seeking worldwide patent protection.