Posted: November 24th, 2022
The EPO announced that it has published a new trilogy of EPO webinars that outline the Unified Patent Court’s structure and procedures, as well as the timeline for its introduction. Recorded earlier this year in English, the webinars feature UPC experts Kevin Mooney, Klaus Grabinski and Pierre Véron. The webinars and lots of other information […]
READ MOREPosted: October 18th, 2022
G 2/21 on post-published evidence and plausibility – Preliminary Opinion of the EBA, reported by Dr. Klaus Reindl and Dr. Georg Anetsberger, Bardehle Pagenberg With the decision T 116/18, three questions were referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the EPO relating to post-published evidence. The EBA now issued its preliminary opinion as […]
READ MOREPosted: July 27th, 2022
Amending the description prior to grant of a European patent – recent developments; reported by Dr. Klaus Reindl and Dr. Georg Anetsberger, BARDEHLE PAGENBERG For many years already, it has been common practice at the EPO to adapt the description prior to grant of a European patent to ensure that the subject-matter of the allowable […]
READ MOREPosted: February 8th, 2022
The EPO has published amended Guidelines for Examination, which will enter into force on 1 March 2022 The updated Guidelines can be found here.
READ MOREPosted: December 7th, 2021
EBA referral G 2/21 – post-published evidence and plausibility, reported by Dr. Klaus Reindl and Dr. Georg Anetsberger, Bardehle Pagenberg With the decision T 116/18, questions were referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the EPO that may have a significant impact on patent filing strategies as well as oppositions. They relate to […]
READ MOREPosted: August 16th, 2021
Reported by Dr. Rudolf Teschemacher, Bardehle Pagenberg Following the decision of the Federal Constitutional Court of June 23, 2021, rejecting the applications for a preliminary injunction against the Act of Approval of the UPC Agreement (UPCA), the German Federal President signed the Law on August 7, 2021 and the Law was published in the Federal […]
READ MOREPosted: July 27th, 2021
European Patent Office, Enlarged Board of Appeal, R 5/19 – Violation of the right to be heard, decision of March 15, 2021, reported by Dr. Rudolf Teschemacher, Bardehle Pagenberg Filing a petition of review under Article 112a EPC is not a very promising exercise, considering that less than 7% of the petitions are successful with […]
READ MOREPosted: July 16th, 2021
European Patent Office, Enlarged Board of Appeal, Order in case G 1/21 published on July 16, 2021 Reported by Dr. Rudolf Teschemacher, Bardehle Pagenberg In a Press Communiqué of July 16, 2021 the Enlarged Board of Appeal published the order in case G 1/21, i.e. the answer to the question referred in T 1807/15. It […]
READ MOREPosted: June 23rd, 2021
European Patent Office, Enlarged Board of Appeal, G 4/19 – Double patenting, decision of June 22, 2021 Reported by Dr. Rudolf Teschemacher, Bardehle Pagenberg In its decision G 4/19, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) answers the questions referred in T 318/14, OJ EPO 2020, A104 as follows: 1. A European patent application can be […]
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