EPO Boards of Appeal

24 December 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Opinion

"Moving the Boards of Appeal back to an EPO building is walking a very thin line"

The presidents of the European Patent Office and the Boards of Appeal are jointly calling for the court to move to the EPO building in Pschorr-Höfe VI ...

17 December 2021 by Mathieu Klos

European Patent Office

Boards of Appeal to move back to Munich city centre

The presidents of the European Patent Office and the Boards of Appeal want the court to move back into the EPO building in the centre of Munich. This ...

5 November 2021 by Amy Sandys

EPO Boards of Appeal

Compatible, not optimal: G 1/21 and future EPO video conferencing

The Enlarged Boards of Appeal has released its final reasoning in the G 1/21 appeal regarding compulsory video conferencing. It clarifies that, while ...

28 October 2021 by Amy Sandys

Enlarged Board of Appeal

EPO publishes final reasoning in G 1/21 video conferencing case

The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal has determined that compulsory video conferencing at the EPO does not infringe a party's right to be heard, or its ri ...

18 October 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Diesel technology

AVL and Maha dispute over after EPO destroys exhaust gas measuring patent

A decision by the European Patent Office has finally ended a dispute between patent holder AVL and its competitor Maha Maschinenbau. The Technical Boa ...

28 May 2021 by Amy Sandys

EPO video hearings

Enlarged Board postpones oral proceedings on compulsory video hearings

Today, a long-awaited hearing on the G 1/21 referral has been postponed by the Enlarged Board of Appeal at the EPO. The appeal relates to the legality ...

29 April 2021 by Amy Sandys

In-house interview

Jörg Thomaier: "A company must have the right to show up at the EPO"

The European Patent Office's decision to allow compulsory video hearings has caused controversy among some parties. Among them is Bayer, which last we ...

28 April 2021 by Christina Schulze

EPO Boards of Appeal

German patent firm alliance opposes compulsory video oral proceedings

In May, the Enlarged Board of Appeal will hear a case on the lawfulness of conducting oral proceedings by compulsory video conference in case G1/21. C ...

15 April 2021 by Amy Sandys

Annual Report 2020

Boards of Appeal reduces case backlog, despite pandemic challenges

The EPO Boards of Appeal has published its Annual Report 2020, which shows a reduction in its case backlog. This is despite a shift to remote working ...

7 April 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Aerospace

Fatal comma error: EPO nullifies Boeing communication patent

It was a small punctuation mark with major repercussions. The EPO Board of Appeal has nullified a Boeing patent due to the inconsistent placement of a ...

11 March 2021 by Amy Sandys

EPO Boards of Appeal

Enlarged Board of Appeal releases G 1/19 decision on patenting computer simulations

The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal has published its decision in case G 1/19 regarding the patentability of computer-implemented simulations. The EBA st ...

17 December 2020 by Christina Schulze

European Patent Office

Home office, home countries: EPO moves towards a new normal

Since the 1990s, the European Patent Office has been a pioneer in home office and digitalisation of its work processes. Now, there is a desire among s ...

25 November 2020 by Christina Schulze

European Patent Office

Compulsory video conferencing reshuffles the cards for patent attorneys

The European Patent Office is making video conferencing the standard in oral opposition proceedings and patent examinations. The Boards of Appeal want ...

German patent ranking 2020

Locational advantage likely to grow for German patent firms

For German patent attorneys, the travel and contact restrictions resulting from the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a locational advantage. No comp ...

10 November 2020 by Christina Schulze