Since COVID outbreak, videoconference became the new norm for oral proceedings before EPO, especially during examination proceedings.
It should indeed be reminded that usually, during examination…
When a French trademark is renewed, the French trademark office (INPI) carries out a check of the classification of the goods and services and reclassifies them so that the goods and services…
EPO will increase amounts of official fees as from April 1, 2024. To compensate this increase, a new micro-entity status will be created for applicants before EPO.
Post-published experimental data, G2/21, Inventive step, skilled person
Admissibility of late filed documents - Article 12 RPBA - Inventive step
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…
Technical problem based on an effect neither mentioned nor suggested in the prior art.
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…
Post-published evidence, G 2/21, technical effect, technical teaching
Late submissions, Article 13(2) RPBA, Article 12(3) RPBA
