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In a previous bulletin we reported on the EPO’s ever more onerous requirements for amending the description to conform with any amendments
Following the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU), Retained EU Plant Variety Rights were awarded to provide continuing protection in the
Can a product be simultaneously available and unavailable to the public? In T 0438/19 , the Board grappled with questions regarding the criteria
The EPO has published its Guidelines to provide guidance on various proceedings before the EPO, such as for the search and examination
On 9 July 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its decision in Case C-673/18, a referral
On 27 April 2023 the European Commission published proposals concerning supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) for medicinal products and plant protection products. SPC protection
Of course, the first rule of writing any article is try not to include references that date it – when it comes
Background One of the more unique, and often debated, aspects of prosecution before the EPO is the requirement that the description and
The EPO have published further information in a Notice in the Official Journal dated 6 March 2023 in preparation for the abolition
In 2019, the EUIPO’s Cancellation Division raised some eyebrows in the trade marks world when they revoked in full the BIG MAC