Challenges to the validity of the “Patent Cooperation Treaty joint applicant” have been a problem for many applicants at the European Patent Office. On October 10, 2023, the EPO’s highest authority, the Enlarged Board of...more
As of 1 April 2022, the European Patent Office (EPO) has changed its policy regarding the issuance of electronic certificates of grant for European patents.
If the patent proprietor or their representative has an activated...more
The European Patent Office has published a decision to increase official fees in the January 2022 issue of The Official Journal of the EPO, see Decision of the Administrative Council of December 15, 2021 (CA/D 13/21). After...more