European Patent Office

13 January 2023 by Mathieu Klos

German Constitutional Court rejects complaints against Boards of Appeal

The German Constitutional Court has confirmed that it has no objections to the current structure of the Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office ...

14 December 2022 by Laura King

European Patent Office

Administrative Council focuses on continuity in management

All three of the European Patent Office’s vice presidents are to serve another term. Nellie Simon, Christoph Ernst and Stephen Rowan were re-elected y ...

14 November 2022 by Mathieu Klos

Connected cars

German carmakers overturn IoT IP connected cars patent

The EPO Opposition Division has revoked a patent owned by Munich-based NPE, IoT IP, with opponents including two carmakers Audi and BMW. Both successf ...

26 October 2022 by Joshua Silverwood

Telecommunication

EPO ruling revokes two Unwired Planet patents

Unwired Planet, a company at the centre of multiple instances of international litigation, has had two patents including one parent patent revoked at ...

18 October 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Renewable energy

Six opponents destroy REC solar panel patent at EPO

The EPO Opposition Division has now revoked a patent owned by REC Solar, following the filing of oppositions by six parties including Hanwha Q-Cells. ...

12 October 2022 by Konstanze Richter

Long read

Dissatisfied industry users push back against EPO quality measures

For years, the patent community has debated the level of quality of the patents granted by the EPO. Although the office is making continual efforts to ...

3 August 2022 by Konstanze Richter

3D media

RealD secures product recalls at Düsseldorf Regional Court

A battle between 3D media developers and distributors has seen the California-based company, RealD, securing judgments against multiple companies at t ...

1 July 2022 by Amy Sandys

European Patent Office

António Campinos secures second EPO term amid staff protests

The EPO's member states have voted to secure incumbent president António Campinos another term. Many hoped his first five-year mandate would calm the ...

12 April 2022 by Amy Sandys

Ukraine conflict

EPO deepens ongoing support for Ukraine

The EPO has frozen its cooperation with both the Russian patent office and the Eurasian Patent Organisation as a response to Russia's invasion of Ukra ...

15 March 2022 by Amy Sandys

European patent offices

Ukraine patent office in operation as Europe shows solidarity

Across Europe, multiple IP organisations and law firms are showing support for Ukraine in the ongoing conflict with Russia. Ukraine's own IP and paten ...

2 February 2022 by Mathieu Klos

JUVE Patent survey

Continental Europe's patent firms slow to increase hourly rates

European patent litigation and prosecution firms have raised their hourly rates by just 0.2%, according to a survey conducted by JUVE Patent. Some con ...

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 ...

4 November 2021 by Mathieu Klos

Renewable energy

Huawei and regular advisors succeed in revoking SolarEdge patent

The EPO Boards of Appeal have upheld a previous decision revoking an important SolarEdge solar technology patent. The decision also ends a lawsuit fil ...