European Patent Convention
With Ireland’s government re-engaging with the idea of a UPC referendum, it provides a chance to improve the system further
Boies Schiller Flexner joins forces with Grünecker to target Skechers in Europe following US lawsuit
In major recent developments, a confidentiality request was rejected, Samsung and its representative A&O Shearman secured a partial win, and EIP made a new hire
The firm has brought on board two counsel and an associate to complement two previously revealed partner hires
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Sponsored by Gün and PartnersThe new system raises several questions for European Patent Convention countries that are not EU members, say Selin Sinem Erciyas, Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın, Zeynep Çağla Üstün and Aysu Eryaşar of Gün + Partners -
Sponsored by InspicosThe Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO (EBA) has recently issued opinion G 3/19, which concludes that plants and animals exclusively obtained by “essentially biological processes” are exempt from patentability. This finding only affects patents derived from patent applications filed after July 1 2017.
