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Last year we reported that the EPO signed a validation agreement with Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The EPO have now announced
At the end of last year, the EPO, in connection with the International Energy Agency (IEA), announced a study charting the rapid
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
The EPO have published further information in a Notice in the Official Journal dated 6 March 2023 in preparation for the abolition
The EPO are increasing their official fees on 1 April 2023. This fee increase is unusual in that the EPO has historically raised its fees every two years.
The EPO introduced the latest version of the Guidelines for Examination on 1 March 2023. Some of the revisions are highlighted below.
The EPO has recently issued a decision confirming that oral proceedings before examining divisions, the Legal Division, the Receiving Section and now,
As of 1 September 2022, the EPO are providing a new, free of charge, service that involves carrying out a top-up search
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) has reported that the Administrative Council of the EPO passed a package of rules, on