Article 53(c) EPC - G1/04 - a claim is not excluded from patentability if at least one of the preceding steps which are constitutive for making a diagnosis comprises a method step of a technical nature which does not satisfy the...[more]
Technical problem based on an effect neither mentioned nor suggested in the prior art.[more]
Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of EPO recently issued two decisions regarding the right to claim priority when the applicant of the priority application and the applicant of the EP application (whether direct or Euro-PCT) are...[more]
Post-published evidence, G 2/21, technical effect, technical teaching[more]
Late submissions, Article 13(2) RPBA, Article 12(3) RPBA[more]
Dosage regimen, novelty, G 2/08, bonus effect[more]
Sufficiency of disclosure, G 2/21, Art 83 EPC[more]
Pursuant to agreement between EPO and Georgia dated 31/10/2019, it will now be possible to validate European patents in Georgia[more]
Saudi Arabia Patent Office follows JPTO, USPTO, CIPO, INPI (Brazil), KIPO, CNIPA and OMPIC with which INPI already has a PPH agreement[more]
The General Court has just handed down two judgments, T-297/22 and T-298/22, confirming the validity of the three-dimensional trademarks that LEGO had registered to protect the shape of its figurines.[more]
Correction of withdrawal, filing divisional application, Rule 139 EPC, pendency of the appeal [more]
Remittance to Examining Division, Clarity, Inventive step[more]
Rule 126(2) EPC abandoned with effect as from November 1, 2023[more]
Rule 139 EPC. Adding a description page of a parent application in a divisional application[more]
Article 113(2) EPC, Rule 12(2) RPBA. Claims forming basis of the decision[more]
Following the entry into force of the Unitary Patent System on June 1st, 2023 and the large number of opt-out requests filed during the Sunrise period, which ended on May 31, 2023, it appears that few cases have been brought...[more]
Moroccan patent office follows JPTO, USPTO, CIPO, INPI (Brazil), KIPO and CNIPA with which INPI already has a PPH agreement[more]
On 12/09/2023, the European Parliament approved new EU rules aimed at safeguarding the geographical indications (GI) for craft and industrial products, inspired by the existing rules for agricultural products.[more]
Restoration of a patent/patent application in the event of non-payment of a renewal fee [more]
The upcoming Olympic Games (Olympics) in Paris in 2024 provide the opportunity to remind that the use of some terms relating to the Olympic Games is regulated under French law.Indeed, the terms, colors, drawings (even a flame...[more]
Exceptional circumstances, Article 13(2) RPBA , sufficiency of disclosure[more]
The logos are collective trademarks.A collective trademark, designated so at the time of filing, is suitable for distinguishing the goods or services of persons authorized to use it under its Regulation of Use.The...[more]
Chinese patent office follows JPTO, USPTO, CIPO, INPI (Brazil) and KIPO with which INPI already has a PPH agreement[more]
The guarantee trademark replaced the collective certification trademark in the Law n°2019-486 of May 22nd, 2019, also called PACTE law.[more]
The applicant's (appellant's) appeal is against the examining division's decision to refuse European patent application No. 16 751 065.0.The examining division came to the conclusion that the insertion of an undisclosed...[more]
Appeals were filed against the interlocutory decision of the opposition division that patent 2140867 as amended met the requirements of the EPC.Claim 1 as maintained relates to:"A pharmaceutical composition,wherein the...[more]
The company T. creates, manufactures and sells furnishing fabrics. In 2017, it created a blue wall panel. It offered it for sale under the name "Klein in Paradise" as well as 19 references of fabrics and wallpapers identified...[more]
The patent proprietor filed an appeal against the opposition division's decision to revoke the patent because the invention was not disclosed in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for it to be carried out by a person...[more]
The appeal of the opponent (hereinafter appellant) lies from the decision of the opposition division according to which the opposition against European patent 2 600 713 was rejected.According to the contested decision, the...[more]
The opposition division decided that European patent 2 627 318 as amended in accordance with auxiliary request 2 met the requirements of the EPC. The patent proprietor and the opponent filed appeals.Claim 1 as granted related...[more]