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European Patent Office

EPO records slower growth in patent applications in 2019

Once again, the European Patent Office has recorded more patent applications than in the previous year. However, at just over 4%, the rise is not as s ...

13 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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CRISPR-Cas

EPO revokes Broad Institute patent - but it's just the beginning for CRISPR-Cas

The Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office has revoked a patent for CRISPR-Cas technology held by the Broad Institute. The decision is the lat ...

17 January 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Artificial intelligence

EPO decision on AI could impact future patent law

Artificial intelligence is not a new concept, but only recently has AI with regard to patent applications been given more prominence. Now the European ...

6 January 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Long read

Latest EPO financial study suggests no harmonious future

The European Patent Office is facing a huge pension gap of several billion euros in the coming years. Initial proposals for savings also affect future ...

18 October 2019 by Konstanze Richter
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EPO Boards of Appeal

Striking a balance at the EPO

The Enlarged Board of Appeal has decided that a third party has no right to an oral hearing in the case of an appeal. The decision on case G2/19 was r ...

19 July 2019 by Amy Sandys
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Opinion

EPO customers want Michelin-star service

There is a new strategy at the European Patent Office. Last week António Campinos delivered what many had expected in his ambitious plan for the futur ...

3 July 2019 by Mathieu Klos
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European Patent Office

Administrative Council adopts Campinos' new EPO strategy

The European Patent Office has formulated a new vision for the next five years. A new EPO strategy was adopted by the office's 38 member states yester ...

27 June 2019 by Mathieu Klos
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Staff survey

Aiming for peace at the EPO

Three quarters of EPO staff are willing to go the extra mile to help the European Patent Office succeed. But a staff survey shows a great deal of diss ...

10 April 2019 by Christina Schulze
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European Patent Office

EPO performance improves under new president

The European Patent Office's annual report was presented yesterday by its president, António Campinos. It records nearly 5% more patent applications a ...

13 March 2019 by Mathieu Klos
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EPO Boards of Appeal

Battistelli's difficult legacy

Haar is an independent municipality on the outskirts of Munich, and current home to the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office. But since last ...

7 March 2019 by Mathieu Klos
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Medical Devices

Boston Scientific defends heart valve patent

US medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has successfully defended a patent for heart valves before the European Patent Office. The Boards of ...

27 February 2019 by Konstanze Richter
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Partnerships

EPO and LESI partnership will enhance patent knowledge

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) at th ...

14 February 2019 by Amy Sandys
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EPO management

Clearing the cobwebs: new management at the EPO

After the Battistelli era there is a new broom at the European Patent Office. The former president left a legacy of deep distrust of the leadership on ...

21 January 2019 by Konstanze Richter
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JUVE Rankings 2018

Top prosecution firms Germany

Which are the leading prosecution firms, and who are the leading patent attorneys, in the German patent market 2018/19? Which firm has the best presen ...

20 December 2018 by JUVE
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European Patent Office

The pendulum swings back

Many had expected a rough start for António Campinos after the Battistelli era. This proved to be true. Just as the new President of the European Pate ...

24 September 2018 by Mathieu Klos
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