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A guide to the Unitary Patent system and Unified Patent Court in Europe
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We provide updated guidance regarding the Unitary Patent system and the Unified Patent Court which commenced in Europe on 1 Jun…
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Research and conflicts of interest
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Often when publishing research you are asked to state that you have no conflict of interest in the publication. Here we explain…
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Contradictory claims, clarity and insufficiency: High stakes for patent applications
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As the European Patent Office moves towards stricter alignment between patent claims and descriptions, we examine why a recent …
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Marking your line in the sand: Why sufficiency matters at the priority date
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A recent decision by the European Patent Office has highlighted that, for therapeutic inventions, simply outlining a treatment …
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Appeals are for players: The limits of intervention in EPO proceedings
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A recent decision by the European Patent Office’s Enlarged Board of Appeal confirmed that interveners in Appeal proceedings fol…
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EPO extends its reach in Eastern Europe via a validation agreement with Georgia. Will this trend continue?
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This October, the Eastern European state of Georgia became the fifth state to sign a validation agreement with the European Pat…
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