by Juliette Boynton | Feb 1, 2020 | EPO
In a pair of Decisions that seems very likely to be appealed, the EPO has stated that the requirements for an inventor can only be fulfilled by a natural person. The naming of the inventor protects their rights associated with the invention, including their right to...
by Carolyn Haywood | Jan 1, 2020 | Briefings, EPO
Division was held to be enough for remittal to be ordered. T 688/16 T 688/16 relates to an appeal of the Decision of an Opposition Division to revoke EP2053959, a patent related to a method for assessing and guaranteeing the thermal hygiene efficiency in a multi-tank...
by Carolyn Haywood | Jan 1, 2020 | Briefings, EPO
On 16 January 2020, the TBA upheld long-standing EPO law and practice regarding the right to claim priority. Schlich represented Opponent 1 in the opposition and appeal proceedings and is pleased to present our report here. In addition we analyse how interpretation of...
by Alex Bajjon | Jan 1, 2020 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright, Trademarks, UK, UPC
There has been much discussion over the past few years on the effect of Brexit on intellectual property rights within the UK. The precise outcomes were, for a long time, unknown due to the uncertainty regarding the type of Brexit that would be delivered. It is now...
by Juliette Boynton | Jan 1, 2020 | Briefings, UK
The Supreme Court issued its judgement recently in relation to the application for employee compensation by Professor Shanks considering use of the “outstanding benefit” test in relation to a large company. Prof Shanks was employed by CRL, a wholly owned...
by Juliette Boynton | Jan 1, 2020 | Briefings, EPO
In an appeal from the Examining Division, the Board of Appeal have referred questions to the Enlarged Board in relation to double patenting, and specifically in relation to an application which claims priority from an earlier granted European patent. Surprisingly,...
Recent Comments