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UPC/UP-DATE

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been fully operational for a year, and the Unitary Patent (UP), registerable at grant of a European patent, has been available for a year. To mark the occasion, we h...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance

UK UPDATE Examining patent applications relating to artificial intelligence (AI) inventions The guidelines and scenarios explaining how the IPO examines AI inventions have been updated following the E...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance

We regularly review changes to patent law and practice at the UKIPO, EPO and in other jurisdictions so that we can keep abreast of the latest developments. Please feel free to contact your usual GJE c...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance

We regularly review changes to patent law and practice at the UKIPO, EPO and in other jurisdictions so that we can keep abreast of the latest developments. Please feel free to contact your usual GJE c...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance

We regularly review changes to patent law and practice at the UKIPO, EPO and in other jurisdictions so that we can keep abreast of the latest developments.  Please feel free to contact your usual GJE...

G 1/23: New Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal Aims to Clarify What Constitutes the “State of the Art”

New questions have been referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal by the Technical Board in T 438/19.  The referral aims to clarify the purported legal uncertainties when it comes to assessing wha...

G 1/22 and G 2/22 – Hearing Report

We observed the eagerly anticipated G 1/22 and G 2/22 Enlarged Board of Appeal hearing held at the European Patent Office (EPO) on 26 May 2023.  The Enlarged Board have been asked to decide on tw...

Patent Law & Practice at a Glance

We regularly review changes to patent law and practice at the UK-IPO, EPO and in other jurisdictions so that we can keep abreast of the latest developments.  Please feel free to contact your usua...

Essential Questions on Right to Priority Before the Enlarged Board of Appeal: Referrals G1/22 and G2/22

Summary The Enlarged Board of Appeal has issued its preliminary opinion in respect of two important questions concerning whether the European Patent Office can decide on entitlement to a priority righ...

Patenting Medical Inventions at The UKIPO – Examination Guidelines Update

On 25 November 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) published an update to their “Examination guidelines for patent applications relating to medical inventions”. The updates include c...