Bulletins
18 March
2020
Bulletins
Continued growth for UK filings at the EPO
The European Patent Office (EPO) has published its latest statistics for European patent applications in 2019. In addition to overall surges in the fields of digital communication (+19.6% over 2018) and computer technology (+10.2%) the data shows a continued growth in European patent applications filed by UK companies. The total number of applications originating in...
17 March
2020
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Issue Estoppel – UK High Court bars the re-consideration of claims previously held to be invalid
In the latest instalment of a prolonged and litigious saga between Eli Lilly and Genentech, the UK High Court has ruled that, with regard to their divisional patent, Genentech are estopped from revisiting arguments settled during litigation of their parent patent. However, proceedings relating to the divisional patent have been permitted to continue for undecided...
5 February
2020
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Board of Appeal confirms that Broad Institute’s CRISPR patent lacks priority
The EPO’s Board of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against revocation of European patent EP2771468, belonging to The Broad Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and President and Fellows of Harvard College, which covered the pioneering gene editing technology CRISPR. The patent had been revoked by the Opposition Division for lack of novelty following a finding...
4 February
2020
Bulletins
Update on AI Inventorship – DABUS applications refused by the EPO
As was widely reported last year, a series of patent applications has been filed in the name of Dr Stephen Thaler, for inventions allegedly invented by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) called “DABUS”. These applications were filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office, the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and the European Patent Office...
30 January
2020
Bulletins
Draft of a new patent law in Germany
Although substantive law regarding the grant of patents is largely harmonized across Europe, post grant infringement and validity procedures differ from country to country. In particular, unlike other European countries, Germany considers infringement and validity in separate (‘bifurcated’) proceedings. Germany has the largest economy in Europe and more than half of all patent infringement cases...
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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.
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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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