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The EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal has confirmed that interveners in European Patent Convention appeal proceedings remain dependent parties and cannot continue proceedings after the withdrawal of all appeals, reports Johannes Scholz of Maiwald
March 4, 2026
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Matthew Grady of Wolf Greenfield says AI presents an opportunity in patent practice for stronger collaboration between in-house and outside counsel
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The platform’s proactive intellectual property enforcement helps brands spot and kill fakes, so they can focus on growth. Managing IP learns more about the programme
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Lawyers at Simmons & Simmons look ahead to a UK Supreme Court hearing in which the court will consider whether English courts can determine FRAND terms when the licence is offered by an intermediary rather than an SEP owner
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In the second of a two-part article, Gabrielle Faure-André and Stéphanie Garçon at Santarelli unpick EPO, UPC and French case law to assess the importance of clinical development timelines in inventive step analyses
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Michael Moore, head of legal at Glean Technologies, discusses how in-house IP teams can use AI while protecting enforceability
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Fame means not all literary figure marks are created equal, says Charlotte Colthurst of Bird & Bird in examining an EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal ruling
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