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The EPO Board of Appeal comments on the scope of the morality exclusion from patentability
The recent decision, T1553/22 of the Board of Appeal required the Board to consider the scope of the exclusions from patentability under Article 53(a) EPC. The invention in this case …
Read articleT 1847/22: Procedural considerations in appeal: Re-ordering of requests and the impact on admissibility
Background This case concerned EP 3 085 344 B1, which relates to a wound pad, a self-adhesive member comprising a wound pad. The patent was opposed by two opponents. During …
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Regulation of NGT plants in Europe- Polish Presidency proposes an alternative solution to the Patent ban
In the latest development on the new proposed legislation for the regulation of NGT (gene-edited) plants in the EU, the Polish Presidency have proposed an amendment which removes the proposed …
Read articleT 0295/22: EPO Technical Board of Appeal relies on “bonus effect” case law to find Amgen’s patent to orally administered apremilast lacking in inventive step
This case concerned Amgen’s European patent no. 2962690 for apremilast, a drug sold under the brand name Otezla®, licensed for the treatment of e.g., psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. The patent …
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Salzburg Seminar: Pitfalls in trade mark practice – What can be protected as a trade mark?
The registration of trade marks is a central component of trade mark protection – but which signs can actually be protected? In recent years, the national trade mark offices and …
Event detailsCan the Chancellor’s so-called “Europe’s Silicon Valley” really replicate the innovative activity of its namesake?
The Chancellor of the UK, Rachel Reeves, recently unveiled plans to deliver an Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor that promises to boost the UK economy by up to £78 billion by 2035. …
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UPC’s CFI (Milan) extends deadline to file defence to infringement claim to align with parallel EPO appeal proceedings
Dainese S.p.A. v. Alpinestars S.p.A. & ors. UPC_CFI_472/2024 – Milan Local Division (Perrotti, Zana, Klein, Ashley) – 15 January 2025 The Milan Local Division granted a defendant’s request for an …
Read articleUPC on Doctrine of Equivalents
Plant-e Knowledge BV & anor v Arkyne Technologies SL UPC_CFI_239/2023 (Brinkman, Granata, Walker & Koke) – 22 November 2024 The Hague Local Division has handed down the first substantive UPC …
Read articleTea with ASTP: Patenting Clls at the EPO
HGF Partner Matt Cassie will be presenting a webinar on ‘patenting AI to the ASTP (the Association of European Science and Technology Transfer Professionals)’ on 11th February. This talk explores …
Read articleThatchers v Aldi: The Fine Line Between Fair Competition and Unfair Advantage
Thatchers Cider Company Limited v Aldi Stores Limited – Arnold LJ, Phillips LJ and Falk LJ – [2025] EWCA Civ 5 -– 20 January 2025 Summary The Court of Appeal …
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