Oral proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal (G1/24) were held on 28 March 2025, to discuss the extent to which the
Updated guidelines issued by the European Patent Office (EPO) have come into force today, 1st April 2025. The EPO annually update their guidelines
Dr Michelle Pratt in conversation with Barbara Niemann Fadani, Attorney-at-Law from Boult’s Munich office. MP: Hi Barbara, thank you for taking the
A recent decision of the Paris Local Division of the UPC has confirmed that where a defendant is domiciled in the EU
The AI Action Summit was held on 10-11 February 2025 in Paris and hosted over 1,000 attendees from more than 100 countries.
When requesting unitary effect for a granted European patent, the request for unitary effect must also contain a translation of the European patent. In
Welcome to Boult’s mini series discussing R&D funding and the patent box for green tech start-ups. Obtaining patent protection for innovations can
Startup DeepSeek launched their AI-chatbot DeepSeek-R1 in January 2025 sending shockwaves throughout the tech world and the stock market. The DeepSeek chatbot
Last year we reported that the EPO signed a validation agreement with Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The EPO have now announced
MP: Welcome, Daniel. Over the years, as a Partner and patent attorney at Boult you have developed a particular expertise in the
