Posts Tagged: European Patent Office
EPO Opposition Division Upholds NuCana Patent on Gilead’s Sovaldi, Highlighting Potential Flaws of CAFC Ruling in Gilead/Idenix
On April 7, 2021, the European Patent Office (EPO) Opposition Division (OD) issued a comprehensive written decision in the Opposition by Gilead Sciences, Inc. against NuCana plc’s European …
EPO Patent Index 2020 Underscores Sharp Rise of China as Global Tech Giant
On March 16, the European Patent Office (EPO) released the Patent Index 2020, which gives the public a snapshot view of the filing activities going on at the EU’…
Patenting Simulations at the EPO: Decision G1/19 and Its Consequences for Computer-Implemented Inventions
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) recently published its decision No. G1/19 on patentability of simulations. There was great anticipation for such …
What to Know About the European Patent Office 2021 Guidelines for Examination: Part II – Biotech
As discussed in Part I of this article, the European Patent Office (EPO) recently published its Guidelines for Examination 2021, which came into force on March 1. In the …
What to Know About the European Patent Office 2021 Guidelines for Examination: Part I – CII and Procedural Changes
The European Patent Office (EPO) recently published its Guidelines for Examination 2021, which came into force on March 1.
The trend towards an accurate and detailed explanation of substantive …
Joint EPO-EUIPO Report Finds SMEs Stand to Benefit Most from IP Ownership
The latest in a series of reports by the European Patent Office (EPO) and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) studying IP-intensive industries and their contribution to …
EPO Study Examines Trends in Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies
The European Patent Office (EPO) issued a press release and 75-page study on December 10, titled “Patents and the Fourth Industrial Revolution - the global technology trends enabling …
EPO/ IEA Study on Innovation in Batteries and Electricity Storage Aims to Identify Trends to Help Tackle Climate Crisis
On Tuesday, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a joint study titled “Innovation in batteries and electricity storage - a global …
‘Not a Field of Giants’: Trends in 3D Printing Tech Include Key Contributions from U.S., Small Companies
On July 13, the European Patent Office (EPO) published a landscaping study titled “Patents and additive manufacturing: Trends in 3D printing technologies”. The study highlighted current trends and …
Envisioning a Future of AI Inventorship
For the past 60 years, scientists have been able to utilize artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and other technological advances to “promote the general science …”. U.S. courts …
Plants and Animals Exclusively Obtained by Biological Processes Not Patentable at EPO
The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the European Patent Office published opinion G 3/19 “Pepper” on Thursday, May 14, holding that plants and animals exclusively obtained by means …
EPO Applications Up 4%, Led by Digital Communication and Computer Technology, 5.5% Rise in U.S. Applicants
Patent applications filed at the European Patent Office (EPO) rose 4% to 181,406 in 2019, driven by substantial increases from Chinese, Korean and U.S. applicants, according to a report …
EPO Provides Reasoning for Rejecting Patent Applications Citing AI as Inventor
Earlier this month, the European Patent Office (EPO) and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) each rejected two patent applications that designated an artificial intelligence named DABUS …
Eight Tips to Get Your Patent Approved at the EPO
Patent prosecution can sometimes seem to be a rather byzantine process. As with anything, the more you understand, the better prepared you will be for the strategic …
Patentees Need to Act Fast as the EPO Opposition Timeline Tightens
In early 2019, we undertook a comprehensive research project to develop a forensic understanding of European Patent Office (EPO) oppositions, particularly in the life sciences sector, analyzing EPO …
