by Carolyn Haywood | Sep 30, 2025 | EPO
Background to the referral The G 1/23 referral came from Board 3.3.03 in the consideration of T 0438/19, an appeal against the decision of an opposition division to reject an opposition against a European patent directed to a material for encapsulating a solar cell...
by Carolyn Haywood | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorised
As recognised by The Times’ Bridget Harrison in this week’s feature ‘Can this gadget cure my noisy snoring? My husband hopes so’, snoring can be a nuisance not just for the snorer themselves but for partners alike who often struggle to achieve effective deep sleep....
by Sean Hutchinson | Sep 16, 2025 | EPO, Uncategorised
We reported in our article of June 2025 that the decision of the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal in G 1/24 seemed likely to “force a monumental change in practice at the EPO, whose examiners are very unlikely to now be able to raise objections against the claims of a...
by Agne Augustinaite | Sep 9, 2025 | US & International
Background Colibri Heart Valve LLC held a patent covering a method for implanting an artificial heart valve, specifically focusing on controlled and recoverable valve deployment. The patent originally included two independent claims: one involving pushing the valve...
by Chloe Sullivan | Sep 2, 2025 | Trademarks
This High Court dispute between two Portobello Road Market traders over the rights to the brand “The Notting Hill Shopping Bag” considered issues of trade mark infringement, copyright infringement and passing off. “The Notting Hill Shopping Bag” brand has been used by...
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