Video hearings Archives

T 2432/19: Boards of Appeal declare in-person proceedings new "gold standard"

In decision T 2432/19, the EPO Boards of Appeal have confirmed that in-person proceedings should be the default, as opposed to simply 'preferable' to video conferencing. Published this week, and follo ...

12 May 2023 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

Coronavirus

Latest news on IP and COVID-19 in Europe

Coronavirus is directly impacting many legal patent bodies and proceedings around Europe. JUVE Patent brings you the latest news regarding COVID-19, a ...

27 January 2023 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

video conferencing, EPO, patent litigation

Video hearings

Video conferencing officially new standard at the EPO

From the beginning of 2023, video conferencing will become the new normal for oral proceedings in opposition at the European Patent Office. Until now, ...

30 November 2022 by Joshua Silverwood

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

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

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

Cases

Mobile communication

Multiparty proceedings begin in Intellectual Ventures vs. Bouygues and Orange

One of France's biggest patent battles begins, as Intellectual Ventures fights telecommunications operators and phone manufacturers in Paris. Defendan ...

5 May 2021 by Konstanze Richter

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

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

Compulsory EPO video hearings leave some parties in doubt

Since the beginning of 2021, the EPO Boards of Appeal in Munich has conducted three-quarters of its hearings by video conference. This means parties c ...

1 March 2021 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

Year in review 2020

Top trends in European patent law 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has changed everything – including the European patent market, and how patent court proceedings are conducted. The arrival of ...

29 December 2020 by Mathieu Klos

People & Business

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 ...

25 November 2020 by Christina Schulze

People & Business

Long read

Video conferencing viable option for future patent hearings

A survey conducted by JUVE Patent has found that patent professionals across Europe are using video conferencing as an alternative to in-person court ...

10 July 2020 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

Long read

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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