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Bulletins
12 September
2023
Bulletins
UKIPO guidance update: Address for Service
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has recently updated its guidance relating to Address for Service (AFS) in the UK. The guidance confirms the previously-announced end of the three-year Brexit transitional terms. Thus, from 1 January 2024, the position will change regarding the rights of EU representatives before the UKIPO. From that day forward, EU... 
11 August
2023
Bulletins
T 56/21 – The latest in the EPO’s ongoing saga of description amendments
In a previous bulletin we reported on the EPO’s ever more onerous requirements for amending the description to conform with any amendments made to the claims of a patent application or patent. This topic is once again in the spotlight because, in appeal case T 56/21, the Board of Appeal has invited the appellant to...
27 July
2023
Bulletins
Proposed changes to US patent law – patent eligibility, inter partes review and post grant review
In June 2023, the US Senate proposed changes to US patent law to address patent subject matter eligibility, inter partes reviews and post grant review before the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board, with the aim of supporting and improving US innovation. Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023...
24 July
2023
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Plant Breeders Rights – action required on Retained EU Plant Variety Rights in the UK
Following the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU), Retained EU Plant Variety Rights were awarded to provide continuing protection in the UK to plant varieties with EU Plant Variety rights. A list of these Retained EU Plant Variety Rights is available from the UK government website here. After 1 January 2024, a UK address...
13 July
2023
Bulletins
G1/23 – A burdensome new referral to the EPO’s Enlarged Board regarding the state of the art
Can a product be simultaneously available and unavailable to the public? In T 0438/19 , the Board grappled with questions regarding the criteria that must be met for a product to form part of the state of the art in accordance with Article 54(2) EPC. Pointing to divergent approaches in how the leading decision in this...
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BWT Boult Bite TM Magazine Spring 2021
Welcome to the Spring edition of boult.bites. Inside this issue you will find our main article: Brexit four months on, which discusses getting to grips with the changes and challenges of the UK in its post-EU landscape. You will also find: Insight articles and team news, including our staying connected staff profile on Katharina Baker, a trade mark attorney in our London office.
boult.bites TM Brexit Edition 2021
In this Brexit special edition of boult.bites TM we discuss the impact of post Brexit within the IP world. We have included a check list with key steps you should consider for rights holders.
Brexit latest including a summary of the post Brexit changes on and our Brexit news articles covering recent major changes that affect pending actions at the EUIPO before 31 December 2020, use and reputation in the UK going forward and changes to geographical indications from 1 January 2021.
Welcome to the Autumn edition of boult.bites TM. In this issue, we discuss the important changes to trade mark and design rights in the UK and the steps you can take. We highlight our readiness for the new Brexit world, having full-service offices in the UK, Germany, and Spain And, we throw the spotlight on Alexander Stolz, a German Solicitor in our Berlin office.
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