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EPO to Accept Color Drawings in Patent Filings

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Beginning in October 2025, the European Patent Office (EPO) will accept patent drawings in color or grayscale when filed electronically. By allowing more detailed and visually accurate representations, this change enhances...more

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Updated Guidelines for Patent Examination in the European Patent Office Create Uncertainty for Patentability of AI Technology

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On March 1, 2024, updated Guidelines for Examination (“Guidelines”) in the European Patent Office (“EPO”) went into effect. The updated Guidelines included substantive changes with broad implications for the patentability of...more

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Considerations For Applicants and Practitioners Due to Recent EPC Guidelines Regarding Description Amendment Requirements

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Article 84 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) requires that the claims of a European patent application “shall define the matter for which protection is sought” and “shall be clear and concise and be supported by the...more

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Patent Term Adjustment: The Real Meaning of Applicant Delay

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On January 23, 2019, the Federal Circuit decided Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. vs. Iancu and shed light on Patent Term Adjustment (PTA). PTA was established by the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 and codified at 35...more

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European Patent Office Issues New Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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On November 1, 2018, the European Patent Office (“EPO”) issued new guidelines for the patentability of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning (“ML”) inventions which indicate that applications within this subject...more

Jones Day

Patenting Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovations in Europe

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The Situation: Artificial intelligence and machine learning ("AI/ML") play an increasingly important role in a number of industries, and those industries are seeking ways to guard their innovations by means of copyright and...more

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EU Patent Office publishes preview of guidelines on patenting AI applications

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Earlier this year the European Patent Office (“EPO”) held its first ever conference on patenting artificial intelligence (“AI”)....more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Taking Advantage of the Global Supply Chain for Patent Examination

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Innovation and Traditional Patent Process - When you develop an innovation, its potential patentability is typically unknown, thus making it difficult to determine whether it is worth the significant expense involved if...more

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