EPO Boards of Appeal - JUVE Patent

AMO finds EPO success in eye surgery technology battle with Alcon

In a dispute over eye surgery laser technology, AMO and Alcon have both obtained a mutual sales ban for their devices in Germany. But an EPO ruling has now paved the way for AMO to begin selling its a ...

3 June 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

Pharmaceuticals

Sanofi and Regeneron prevail as EPO revokes two Amgen patents

The EPO Technical Boards of Appeal have confirmed the revocation of two Amgen patents, following a validity challenge by Sanofi and Regeneron. The two ...

22 March 2022 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Video hearings

Boards of Appeal decisions first to apply G 1/21 guidelines

The EPO Boards of Appeal have released two decisions applying the principles underlined by G 1/21 regarding compulsory video conferencing. The develop ...

8 February 2022 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Artificial intelligence

EPO decision another setback in Dabus quest for inventorship

For the time being, a patent application cannot name artificial intelligence systems, including Dabus, as an inventor. Before Christmas, the EPO Board ...

7 January 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

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 ...

24 December 2021 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

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 ...

17 December 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

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 ...

5 November 2021 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

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 ...

28 October 2021 by Amy Sandys

Cases

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 ...

18 October 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Legal Commentary

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 ...

28 May 2021 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

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 ...

29 April 2021 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

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 ...

28 April 2021 by Christina Schulze

Legal Commentary

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 ...

15 April 2021 by Amy Sandys

Cases

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 ...

7 April 2021 by Konstanze Richter

Cases

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 ...

11 March 2021 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

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 ...

17 December 2020 by Christina Schulze

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