News archive for December 2017
All of our news from December 2017
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EPO G1/16 – clarifies the standard for assessing the allowability of disclaimers
December 2017
Earlier this week, the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) issued its decision clarifying the circumstances in which disclaimers can be introduced into a patent claim.
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UPC Groundhog Day?
December 2017
It’s now December 2017, and for reasons we couldn’t have foreseen in January, it feels the UPC is no nearer to being operational than it was back then.
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End of Procedure Notice Not Sufficient to Save an SPC
December 2017
The CJEU has confirmed in Decision C-567/16 that an “end of procedure notice” issued by a reference Member State under the decentralised procedure is not equivalent to a marketing authorisation required by Article 3(b) of the SPC Regulation 469/2009 (“the SPC Regulation”).
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Season's greetings from HGF
December 2017
Season's greetings from HGF!
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