Tag Archives: EPO

Interesting Developments at the EPO

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Rigel Menard

Guest post from Rigel Menard. There are changes at the EPO coming that require the specification to better reflect the allowed claims. In applications in which multiple inventions are disclosed, the new rules seem to be requiring editing the specification … Continue reading →

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New Edition of C.I.P.A. Guide to Patent Acts Published

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Warren Woessner

This “Guide” is a 1528 page book published by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys via Thomson Reuters, and edited by Paul Cole and Richard Davis. Of course, it mostly focused on UK patent law, but draws upon a variety … Continue reading →

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EPO – New Guidance On Added Subject Matter

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Warren Woessner

A guest post from Paul Cole. Readers will be aware that added subject matter issues have for a long time been a thorny issue for EPO Examination practice. On 7 February 2014 a symposium on EPO practice regarding Art. 123(2) … Continue reading →

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Australia: Cancer Voices v Myriad Opinion Affirmed

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Warren Woessner

This is a guest post from Paul Cole. An opinion was handed down earlier today by the Federal Court of Australia – Full Court (Allsop C.J., Downsett, Kenny, Bennett and Middleton J.J., D’Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc [2014] FCAFC 115 … Continue reading →

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