by Sean Hughes | Jun 1, 2017 | EPO
Background The EPO’s Boards of Appeal have previously used the ‘essentiality test’ to determine whether after the deletion of a claim feature the remaining subject-matter is still in compliance with the content disclosed in the application-as-filed....
by Carolyn Haywood | May 1, 2017 | Trademarks
UK and European trade mark law prohibits the registration of marks which are descriptive of the goods or services for which registration is sought, unless the applicant can prove that they have acquired distinctiveness for the goods or services in question through use...
by Sean Hughes | May 1, 2017 | UK
Background For more information on Arrow Declarations, please read Part I and Part II of this series of articles. In September 2016, Mr Justice Arnold refused to strike out Fujifilm’s request for an Arrow Declaration, at the request of AbbVie, based on bad faith...
by David Eyre | May 1, 2017 | EPO
Entitlement to priority in an invention is a fundamental right in the patent system in the UK, Europe and globally. It is therefore essential that the requirements for using an applicant’s priority right are well understood that each of the jurisdiction in...
by Sean Hughes | Apr 1, 2017 | EPO, UPC
Introduction The European (EP) patent landscape is on the verge of the greatest change since the European Patent Convention entered into force in 1977 – the Unitary Patent Court (UPC) is about to open! A question mark over the involvement of the UK within the UPC...
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