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PRESSEMITTEILUNG HGF stärkt seine Präsenz in Europa mit drei neuen Partnern in Frankreich und Deutschland
HGF stärkt seine Präsenz in Europa mit drei neuen Partnern in Frankreich und Deutschland HGF freut sich, die Aufnahme von drei neuen Partnern bekannt zu geben, die die Präsenz des …
WeiterlesenG1/23: The Enlarged Board of Appeal shift EPO practice towards an “on-sale” bar.
Last week, the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) issued its Decision that both a product put on the market before the date of filing of a European patent application, …
WeiterlesenDie Beschwerdekammer des EPA äußert sich zum Umfang des Ausschlusses der Sittenwidrigkeit von der Patentierbarkeit
Die jüngste Entscheidung T1553/22 der Beschwerdekammer verpflichtete die Kammer, den Umfang der Ausschlüsse von der Patentierbarkeit gemäß Artikel 53(a) EPÜ zu prüfen. Die Erfindung in diesem Fall bezog sich auf …
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Wolters Kluwer Breakfast Panel on AI & IP at AIPPI
Sofie McPherson, Patent Director at HGF, will be moderating a special breakfast panel session hosted by Wolters Kluwer at the AIPPI World Congress in Yokohama on 15 September 2025. Session …
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T1465/23 – No Narrowing by Description—EPO Board Terminates Inventive Step Analysis for Arbitrary Modifications Citing G1/24 and G1/19
“The potential patentability of a specific narrow embodiment…cannot render a claim allowable which, due to its breadth, encompasses a multitude of other, non-inventive embodiments” – r. 3.5. Background EP3113515 was …
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Wrestling with G1/24 – How should the claims be interpreted in view of the description?
In G1/24, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) codified how claims should be interpreted for assessing patentability: in consultation with the description. However, the decision was light on how, in …
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Welcome to HGF Presents – New Video Series
Introducing HGF Presents a new video series delivering practical insights into European Patent Law and practice. Curated by our leading experts in chemistry, life sciences, technology & engineering, each concise …
WeiterlesenSeminar on Incorporating Trade Secrets into your IP Strategy
HGF is hosting a Seminar on Incorporating Trade Secrets into your IP Strategy which will be followed by networking, apero, and snacks. The Seminar will be held on Wednesday, 10th …
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Providing Enabling Disclosure for AI inventions at the EPO
Video overview: The equivalent to the enablement requirement in the US at the EPO is Sufficiency. There is an increasing trend for the sufficiency of AI related patent applications …
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Personalised Medicine Patenting of Known Drugs for Known Indications at the EPO
Video overview: The identification of specific sub-groups of patients to treat with a known drug, even if said patients may have been treated before with the drug, can yield patentable …
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Novelty Over Clinical Trials at the EPO
Video overview: Second medical use claims can be novel over clinical trials in European patents. Typically, such a claim would be fairly narrow, e.g. perhaps mapping onto specific indications and …
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