The utility model, an alternative to the utility patent: focus on France
11 Sep, 2021
The French utility model “certificat d’utilité” (literally utility certificate) is a property title that protects a technical invention.
Patentability of simulation methods: G 1/19
11 Mar, 2021
This article is also available in French.
EPO Approach to Priority Entitlement: Clarification by Recent Board of Appeal decision
Newsletter January 2021
13 Jan, 2021
While claiming priority in the US or other countries outside Europe may not be a sensitive issue, there are potentially deadly pitfalls in claiming priority at the European Patent Office (EPO) for
Patent eligibility for ArtificiaI Intelligence inventions in the United States
Newsletter September 2021
20 Sep, 2021
UPC procedure: what treatment for patent applications?
02 Jun, 2023
It has been a busy time for patent attorneys registered with the Unified Patent Court ("UPC"), totally overwhelmed by the large number of “opt-out” notifications filed.
Enlarged Board of Appeal of EPO issued its much awaited decision G 2/21 (“plausibility”)
News
31 May, 2023
The EPO's Enlarged Board of Appeal recently issued a G 2/21 "plausibility" decision regarding the possibility of taking into account experimental data submitted post-filing to support a technical e
Kick-off of the Unified Patent Court
Newsletter March 2022
21 Mar, 2022
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement signed in 2013 is a breakthrough for pan-European patent law.
Clinical trials : implementation of the new regulation
23 Feb, 2022
Implementation of the new European clinical trials regulation 536/2014 on medicinal products for human use
Patent Term Extension in China is now possible for pharmaceutical patents
Newsletter January 2022
20 Jan, 2022
On June 01, 2021, the fourth amendment of Patent Law in China entered into effect.
The latest amendments to the German Patent Act
Newsletter January 2022
20 Jan, 2022
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