by Vicky Colley | Jan 2, 2024 | News
Sean joined Schlich in 2015 and qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2019. Since joining, Sean has been a key member of the team, helping to train junior team members and utilising knowledge from his BSc and PhD degrees in Biochemistry to assist many clients in...
by Sean Hutchinson | Dec 21, 2023 | EPO
Our Headnote It seems that the era of “plausibility” is over, and there may now be little, if any, consideration given to whether the technical effect was plausible / not implausible in view of the application as filed. Instead, emphasis is now placed on the “broadest...
by Chloe Sullivan | Dec 20, 2023 | EPO
The case has now been remitted to the ED after it was found by the Board that several substantial procedural violations were committed. Below is our timeline of the examination procedure and it is safe to say that, after considering the facts, we are siding with the...
by Sean Hutchinson | Dec 19, 2023 | Trademarks
Background In mid-2015, the IP company responsible for managing Lewis Hamilton’s IP (which Formula 1 fans will be amused to read is aptly named “44IP Limited”) applied to register “LEWIS HAMILTON” as an EU trade mark. Registration was ultimately allowed for various...
by George Schlich | Nov 21, 2023 | EPO, Uncategorised
Change in acceleration practice Recent changes to EPO opposition acceleration practice, published earlier this month, further expand the integration of EPO oppositions with post grant actions in court, whether at the Unified Patent Court or in a national court....
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