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
Do you fear the possibility of a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction involving patent infringement allegations in Europe? Those provisional measures are more common in Europe than in the United States....more
On February 17, Germany ratified the UPC Agreement, launching the countdown to the beginning of the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court. Germany’s ratification means that the Agreement will enter into force on 1 June...more
On December 5, 2022, the President of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal, Klaus Grabinski, and the Acting Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the UPC, Johannes Karcher, announced an adjustment of the...more
On October 6, the UPC announced a target start date of 1 April 2023. The Unitary Patent regulations specify that they would be effective on the same date as the UPC start date....more
The European Patent Office has published a decision that the new WIPO Standard ST.26 for sequence listings will replace the former WIPO Standard ST.25. European patent applications or international applications that disclose...more
In today's connected global economy, obtaining patent protection in multiple jurisdictions is the best way for companies to protect their IP on a global scale. But every jurisdiction has different patentability requirements...more
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