EPO
The language of proceedings used before the EPO can never be changed
By AWA | Posted on February 18, 2010
The language of proceedings used before the EPO can never be changed – this includes the language used before the international receiving office if that language is English, French or German The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has for the second time this week issued a decision. This latest decision, G...
EPO’s fight against divisional applications
By AWA | Posted on February 10, 2009
EPO is seeking to limit the submission of divisional applications, which would be a severe blow to small, newly started technical companies in particular. Although a stop was put to their latest proposal by the Committee on Patent Law, it is highly likely that despite this setback we will see a modified version put before...
Controversial gene patents finally decided by the EPO
By Niklas Mattsson | Posted on November 27, 2008
During the last decade, the debate in Europe regarding the patentability of human gene inventions has been heavily influenced by “the Myriad case”, concerning patent applications by Myriad Genetics Inc (and others) that relate to the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. Through two decisions spaced less than a week apart, the European Patent...
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