Isabelle Magnin-Feysot, Lilia Leghmizi
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1/ General considerations on opposition proceedings in France
Opposition proceedings for French (...)
Laurence Loumes
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The EPO and the USPTO have issued recent decisions to expand the use of e-signatures, including the (...)
Nadine Rocaboy
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Patent term: how to calculate the expiration date of an EP patent?
In most patent legislations, the (...)
Nadine Rocaboy
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Claim fees: how to avoid their payment?
When filing a patent application, most patent legislations (...)
Fabian Lieb
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Focus: Claim requirements – Conforming a US-style claim set to EPO practice
The EP standpoint
The (...)
Charlotte Juteau
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Focus: The divisional Application
If you want to protect different aspects of an invention (...)
Charlotte Juteau
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Focus: After filing – How my patent is granted at the EPO
Now that I have filed my application at (...)
Charlotte Leleu
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In a decision issued on November 21, 2023, the UK High Court overturned a previous ruling by the UK (...)
Charlotte Juteau
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Focus: Claim examination – My claim is rejected for lacking an inventive step
My claim received (...)
Laurence Loumes
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Focus: Claim drafting – My claim is rejected for missing an essential element
The EP standpoint
A (...)
Laurence Loumes
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Introduction
Climate change has emerged as a global crisis, with increasing reports of climate- (...)