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Kerstin Wolff of Maiwald explains how patents, plant variety rights, and new genomic techniques intersect in Europe, and what breeders and biotech innovators should consider when protecting plant intellectual property

Fabio Angelini of Bugnion SpA examines whether the Kentucky ruling by the EUIPO Fourth Board of Appeal can be reconciled with the Iceland and Glashütte cases, and what it means for geographical trademarks

Wilson K Y Cheng of Tai E International Patent & Law Office examines how the Patent Examination Guidelines and court judgments seek to avoid hindsight bias when assessing non-obviousness and inventive step