February 26, 2019
In the latest international briefing for the EPO, Jakob Pade Frederiksen looks at the law around the patenting of plant and animal varieties as well as biological processes for the production of plants and animals
November 21, 2019
Oppositions are speeding up but in-house lawyers say data on how successful appeals are at a higher level would have more practical significance
November 01, 2019
An EPO interview and an article on cannabis trademarks were among the most-read stories of last month
October 07, 2019
Carl Josefsson explains what is being done to ensure the boards’ independence and says new rules of procedure can help reduce the “untenable” backlog
October 02, 2019
In an exclusive interview with Managing IP, Carl Josefsson discusses the revised rules of procedure and addresses independence concerns
October 01, 2019
An ‘absurd’ complaint about AI and copyright and a comparison of private practice and in-house life featured in last month’s most popular stories
September 09, 2019
Lawyers say that more than a decade of case law will be under the microscope as the EPO revisits the patentability of inventions involving computer-implemented simulation
August 14, 2019
Lawyers tell Managing IP that because of different approaches by the offices, plus some examiners’ tendency to take less notice of previous results, the PPH programme is not always beneficial
August 06, 2019
The only justice with an IP background tells Managing IP how legal teams should test their arguments, that he balances reasoning and personal experience, and why he’ll be completely excluded from an upcoming FRAND trial
August 01, 2019
Tributes to an “unfailingly polite, kind and generous” judge who sadly passed away, an analysis of EPO exam results and a preview of a copyright case involving Ordnance Survey were among the most-read articles last month
July 25, 2019
As data reveals that German and French attorneys lag behind their UK counterparts on the tests for appearing at the EPO, Managing IP asks why the UK leads the field
July 09, 2019
European lawyers say that revised rules at the EPO’s Boards of Appeal could lead to cases becoming overloaded with documents due to fears of late-stage claims being impermissible
June 28, 2019
Lawyers who have regular dealings with the EPO are sceptical about the office’s four-year strategic plan – given its alleged focus on speed over quality – and call for more clarity over staff relations
March 12, 2019
In-house counsel at Barclays and Amadeus, plus a director at the EPO discussed the conundrum of global patent eligibility at a Managing IP conference in London
January 15, 2019
Lawyers from IBM and other artificial intelligence-focused businesses have welcomed the EPO’s new guidelines, but say kinks in the examination approach to the technology in Europe and elsewhere need to be ironed out and then harmonised
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