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Landmark ruling from the UK Supreme Court for software-related inventions
A ruling issued by the UK’s Supreme Court on 11 February signals a change in the way many...
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Changes to the EPO’s PACE programme from 1 February 2026
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that as of 1 February 2026, it will no longer be...
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Changes to fees at the EPO from 1 April 2026
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced that many of its fees will be increasing from 1 April...
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The Rapid Growth of Digital Agriculture Patents
In September, the EPO published a press release highlighting the fast growth of the digital agriculture sector. In...
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G 1/25: Enlarged Board of Appeal referral seeks to provide clarity on description adaptation
Present procedures at the European Patent Office (EPO) require adaptation of the description of a European patent application...
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European Patent Office clarifies what represents prior art in Enlarged Board of Appeal decision G1/23
A decision by the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has broadened the scope...
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EPO clarifies claim interpretation in Enlarged Board of Appeal decision G1/24
The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal has announced that, while the claims are the basis for assessing the...
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Overview of updates to the Guidelines for examination
Updates to the EPO (European Patent Office) Guidelines officially came into force on 1 April 2025. This article...
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At what point in appeal proceedings can the admissibility of an appeal be questioned?
A recent decision (T0458/22) by an EPO Board of Appeal provides fresh guidance as to when arguments directed...
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No EPO Fee Increases in 2025
Traditionally, the European Patent Office (EPO) has reviewed its official fees every two years to account for inflation,...
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G2/24 – Can intervening infringers gain “appellant” status?
The Enlarged Board of Appeal will decide upon the status granted to intervening infringers in Appeal proceedings, which...
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T56/21 – No legal basis for description adaptation at the EPO
The EPO’s insistence that the description be amended to conform to the claims (“description adaptation”) before a European...
