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EPO destroys Teva copaxone patent after appeal

The European Patent Office has destroyed a patent owned by Teva for copaxone, which treats certain indications of multiple sclerosis. The patent was o ...

21 September 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Opinion

Germany's top court holds the future of the European patent system in its hands

The UPC, the EPO and now FRAND. The German Constitutional Court is currently deciding on central issues concerning the patent market. The guardians of ...

13 August 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Patentable or not? Regulating AI inventions for a digital future

The recent G 1/19 hearing at the Enlarged Board of Appeal has reignited the patent community's interest in the law on AI patents. Although concerning ...

24 July 2020 by Amy Sandys
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EPO Boards of Appeal

Enlarged Board of Appeal hears G 1/19 questions on computer simulations

Yesterday, the Enlarged Board of Appeal heard three referred questions in case G 1/19, over the patentability of computer simulations. This follows th ...

16 July 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Artificial intelligence

EPO and UKIPO to review decisions in AI inventor debate

Appeals have been lodged following the European Patent Office's refusal to grant two patent applications. Both list Dabus, an AI tool, as the inventor ...

5 June 2020 by Amy Sandys
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In-house interview

"G 3/19 was a 100% political decision" - an interview with Bayer's in-house counsel

The Enlarged Board of Appeal G 3/19 recently confirmed a decision that plants and animals derived from an 'essentially biological process' are not pat ...

28 May 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Video hearings drive innovation in Europe's patent courts

Across Europe lawyers and their clients have not been able to attend hearings. But patent courts are finding enterprising solutions to the problem. Vi ...

30 April 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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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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University of California wins CRISPR/Cas opposition case at EPO

The Broad Institute has recently failed to protect its CRISPR/Cas patent before the Boards of Appeal. Now the European Patent Office has maintained a ...

13 February 2020 by Konstanze Richter
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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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Entertainment technology

Baker & McKenzie enforce 3D patents in Düsseldorf and EPO

In a dispute with Volfoni over 3D patents, RealD has won both an infringement case at Düsseldorf Regional Court and an opposition case before the Euro ...

23 October 2019 by Konstanze Richter
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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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Second medical use

Isenbruck and Norton Rose win for DrSlym's dietary products

Slimming product manufacturer DrSlym may, for now, continue to sell its diet products containing glycerol. Dr. Lück Verwaltungsgesellschaft had attemp ...

9 October 2019 by Mathieu Klos
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Interview

“We have a challenge with the case backlog at the Boards of Appeal”

Swedish judge Carl Josefsson is the first president of the Boards of Appeal and chairman of the Enlarged Board of Appeal. This is the highest judicial ...

26 July 2019 by Christina Schulze
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