Tag Archives: Dr. Stefan Danner

Patentability Issues for Plants in the EPO

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Warren Woessner

While this decision from the EPO Technical Board of Appeal raises more questions than it answers, it does a very good job of framing the issues and uncertainty regarding the patentability of plants in the EPO. The claim was to … Continue reading →

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Approaches to Claiming Diagnostic Methods using Biomarkers in the EPO

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Warren Woessner

Find linked below a guest post from Dr. Stefan Danner in regards to drafting diagnostic claims in Europe. Diagnostic Claims    

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Admissibility of Disclaimers – New Lessons From The EPO Technical Boards of Appeal

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Warren Woessner

The following is a guest post from the 8/12 newsletter of Dr. Stefan Danner of DHS Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.  Last year, the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) handed down its decision in case G2/10 relating to the admissibility of disclaimers whose … Continue reading →

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Patentability Of Surgical Methods – New Insights From The EPO

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Warren Woessner

This is a guest post from Dr. Stefan Danner Patentanwalt/German Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney In its previous decision G1/07, the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) shed new light on the patentability of surgical methods, particularly those forming part … Continue reading →

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