Learn the key differences between EPO oppositions and UPC revocation actions, from filing windows and procedural timelines to costs, scope and strategic considerations when challenging European patents.
Launching overseas? Discover six common trade mark pitfalls businesses face when entering Spain, Latin America and beyond.
From ownership and licensing to patents and publications, effective IP strategy is vital for university spin-outs. Learn how to protect innovation and support commercial success.
The Enlarged Board’s G 1/25 decision confirms description amendments are only needed where unresolved inconsistencies with the claims cause non-compliance with the EPC.
An EPO Board of Appeal decision reinforces the lessons of G 1/19. Careful claim drafting for computer-modelling inventions is essential to establish inventive step and preserve amendment options.
As solid-state battery patent filings surge, start-ups must protect innovation while managing freedom-to-operate risks. Discover how a robust IP strategy can support investment, growth and commercial success.
A recent EPO Board of Appeal decision confirms that applicants can correct errors in grant texts through appeal, but may still have to pay the appeal fee if they failed to identify the mistake earlier.
A recent EPO appeal decision highlights the risks of claim alternatives, confirming that each alternative must independently meet sufficiency requirements.
Learn how chemistry start-ups can avoid 10 common patent portfolio mistakes and build an IP strategy that protects innovation, attracts investors and supports long-term commercial success.
Explore how major biotech and pharmaceutical jurisdictions approach double patenting and divisional applications, and discover strategies for building stronger global patent portfolios.
