by Sean Hutchinson | Dec 22, 2022 | EPO
Background In 2019, the European Patent Office (EPO) set out its Strategic Plan 2023, detailing a series of proposed updates and reforms to its working practices, including changes to its IT systems. At that time, nobody could have predicted just how quickly the EPO...
by Sean Hutchinson | Dec 21, 2022 | EPO
The EPO’s longstanding requirement for applicants of European patent applications to amend the description to bring this into conformity with the allowed claims before the EPO will grant a patent on the application has been the subject of much scrutiny over the last...
by Sean Hutchinson | Dec 20, 2022 | EPO, UPC
We reported in our article of October 2022 that the UPC Preparatory team had published its “Implementation roadmap” for bringing the European Union’s Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (the “UPC Agreement”) into force early next year. Specifically, it was expected...
by Vicky Colley | Dec 15, 2022 | News
We have all been busy getting into the festive spirit this December; pinning tinsel up around our monitors, munching on mince pies and chocolatey snacks, and of course, celebrating Christmas jumper day! For those who don’t know Thursday, 8 December was national...
by Vicky Colley | Nov 25, 2022 | Charity, News
On Friday, 18 November 2022, Schlich dressed to the nines in their comfiest pyjamas to raise money for BBC Children in Need, a UK based charity raising money for disadvantaged children and young people based in the UK. Donning fluffy jumpers, blankets and even a...
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