News archive for March 2021
All of our news from March 2021
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EPO continues oral proceedings by videoconference in examination and opposition during pendency of referral G 1/21
March 2021
The EPO Boards of Appeal took the decision that from the start of 2021, all Boards of Appeal oral proceedings could be held by videoconference, even if the parties to the proceedings were not in agreement (ostensibly aping the position before Opposition and Examining Divisions).
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Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 February 2021 concerning the amendment of Rules 19 and 143 EPC
March 2021
From 1 April 2021, inventors will no longer be notified by the EPO about being named in a patent application. In addition, applicants will no longer be required to indicate the full address of the inventor in the application, only the country and place of residence.
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Patentability of Computer Simulations in Europe (G 01/19)
March 2021
The long expected decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal (G 01/19) has been announced by the EPO. The decision relates to the question whether computer simulations can be patented at the EPO.
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