How limited are the legislative powers of the EPO Administrative Council?
…the users of the EPC. 1 The recent changes in the search procedure of the EPO are intended to provide a useful search report and avoid further searches during the…
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CJEU: SPC term can be rectified to be in line with Seattle Genetics judgment
…term of Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs). While Seattle Genetics brought unity among the Member States regarding the relevant dates for the calculation of the SPC term, Incyte clarifies on what…
T 0817/16 (Google): Searching for a technical effect
…the search results returned by the search engine, which lead to in a reduction in the number of search queries and so a saving of resources. However the Board found…
Complete response to EP search opinion?
search division. The non-unity objection in the search opinion does not trigger the 24 month period. By solving the non-unity issue in response to the search opinion, the following communication…
How to Defend Unsearched Dependent Claims in Prosecution
…search has been carried out for the dependent claims, they are usually deemed to have been searched, i.e., “searched by fiction”. This may serve as a second guiding principle for…
District Court Ruling: Filing an Abridged Application within RDP Term is use of a Legal Right to file an Application and therefore does not constitute Unfair Competition
…RDP term, extends the term for at least two years and as the price of the original pharmaceutical decreases up to 40% when a generic enters the market, such an…
Court Decision Could Extend Term Of Many U.S. Patents
…by adopting a 20-year patent term for patent applications filed on or after June 5, 1995. However, the U.S. patent system is unique in that patents can obtain Patent Term…
Getting The Most Out Of Your U.S. Patent
and implementing regulations are complicated, but it is important for applicants to understand how they work so that they can maximize the term—and the value—of their U.S. patents. Patent Term…
Pay your money, take your choice: More search freedom for ex-PCT applicants at the EPO
further search fees in respect of the unsearched subject-matter within a two-month period. The results of such a further search will be supplied in the supplementary European search report in…
The EPO’s Vision (III) – Quality
…that by the results in recent years – both in terms of internal quality targets and also user satisfaction. Once again we were ranked first among the IP5 offices and…