Year: 2021
A longstanding peculiarity of European patent practice is the requirement that the description of a patent application is amended to …
Provisional implementation of the UPC confirmed
On Friday, November 19th, Austria’s National Council unanimously approved the draft legislation of the Protocol on the Provisional …
Provisional implementation of the UPC confirmed
On Friday, November 19th, Austria’s National Council unanimously approved the draft legislation of the Protocol on the Provisional …
T1791/16 – Clarity in opposition proceedings
Introduction
In decision T 1791/16 dated 22 June 2021, the Board of Appeal decided that if a granted claim is …
G1/21 – Enlarged Board of Appeal issues decision on appeal oral proceedings by videoconference
The Enlarged Board of Appeal (the highest appeal body at the EPO) has issued a decision on the legality of …
The UK IPO’s Manual of Patent Practice goes gender-neutral
The UK IPO has announced that the Manual of Patent Practice (MoPP) has been updated to be gender-neutral. Previously the …
Partners celebrate World Science Day
Here at Forresters, we are marking World Science Day for Peace and Development, which is celebrated each year on November …
Fuel cell conference gets support from Forresters
We are backing an alternative fuel conference in Birmingham, which will look at ways to reduce carbon emissions.
Forresters announced as innovation champion at awards ceremony
We were delighted to be presented with a prestigious innovation award for the work we have done supporting businesses during …
