EPC

Amendments, Case Law, EPC, EPO, EPO Decision, Opposition, Procedure

(GJE Intellectual Property)/ /11 Comments

T0969/14 is the latest in a long line of decisions which make it clear that the EPO Boards of appeal will not accept late filed requests which could have been filed in first instance proceedings, whether or not the submission of such requests might be perceived as a procedural abuse. One of the consequences of…

EPC, EPO, Guidelines

(Simmons & Simmons LLP)/ /1 Comment

The European Patent Office published an advance preview today of its annual update to the Guidelines for Examination which will come into force on 1 November 2018. Here are the main changes and what they mean for users of the European patent system: 1. More definitive language Throughout the new version of the Guidelines, some…