UPC procedure: what treatment for patent applications?
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.
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.
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
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement signed in 2013 is a breakthrough for pan-European patent law.
On June 01, 2021, the fourth amendment of Patent Law in China entered into effect.
In a decision issued on November 21, 2023, the UK High Court overturned a previous ruling by the UK Patent Office, which had rejected a patent application (GB1904713.3), filed by Emotional Percepti
Xingye is a European Patent Attorney at the Amsterdam office of Plasseraud IP. Xingye has a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Pharmacy and is fluent in Mandarin and English. Xingye started her career as a patent attorney in a leading UK private practice, where she was trained and qualified as both UK Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney. She worked there for over 10 years with clients from the UK and abroad, mainly in the field of industrial chemistry, bioscience, pharmaceuticals, mechanical engineering, and polymer chemistry.
Marion Puimatto is a European Patent Attorney with 15+ years’ experience in Intellectual Property. She is Engineer in biotechnology and specialises in patent drafting, proceedings and IP analyses in the field of biology, biotechnology and biomedical research.
Jean-Elie ZHENG is a patent engineer at Plasseraud IP. He holds a doctorate in organic chemistry and works mainly in the fields of chemistry, pharmaceuticals, organic materials and batteries. Jean-Elie joined Plasseraud IP in 2024.