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Das erste Treffen der neuen Europäischen Politischen Gemeinschaft, ein Mega-Gipfel der EU 27 mit 17 Nachbar- und Anrainerstaaten, war ein Erfolg: Man war sich einig zu Russland und kompromissbereit bei der Energiepolitik

Europäische Politische Gemeinschaft: Familientreffen im XL-Format | DW | 06.10.2022

Zum ersten Treffen der "Europäischen Politischen Gemeinschaft" versammeln sich in Prag neben EU-Vertretern die Staats- und Regierungschefs aus 17 Ländern der erweiterten Nachbarschaft. Was kann der Mega-Gipfel bringen?

António's EPO is Dead, Long Live the EPC?

In spite of media silence and complicity (conspiracy of passivity), the EPO’s staff commences a series of bold actions — scheduled to last at least until summer — in order to impose the EPC (and the Rule of Law) on the rogue employer; in a ballot...

[Meme] The Man Who Owned Everything

Benoît Battistelli wrongly assumed that as EPO President he gets to become king or dictator (like Paris Saint-Germain F.C. owner, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani), who in violation of the EPC governs the AC, BoA, the internal appeals, the UPC lobby, and...

Blackstone funds Strata Clean Energy to scale utility-scale solar and battery storage

Blackstone’s $150 million investment will help fund development, construction, and ownership of utility-scale solar and storage assets across North America.

EPO Staff Goes on Strike, Plans Partial Work Stoppage/Slowdown to Condemn Unlawful Meddling Designed to Lower Patent Quality and Patent Legitimacy (No EPC Compliance)

SUEPO Central's "Call for Action" will lead to a deliberate reduction in so-called (faked) "production", which ought to signal to the stakeholders that nothing is rosy at the EPO

New Referral To The EPO Enlarged Board Of Appeal On The Entitlement To Priority - Intellectual Property - UK

The Board of Appeal in consolidated cases T 1513/17 and T 2719/19 has referred two new questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal on the issue of priority entitlement, in particular relating to the "joint applicants" approach to claiming priority.

An End To Adapting The Description To Allowed Claims At The EPO? - Intellectual Property - Canada

According to EPO Examining Division practice, once claims are found to be allowable, the description must be "adapted to the claims to avoid inconsistencies between the claims and the description" .

[Meme] EPC Calling

There's growing realisation that the EPC has long been abandoned, rendering the legitimacy of the EPO's present operations (or management style) dubious to say the least

Abandoning the EPC in Order to Promote Corporations-Led EPO With Kangaroo Courts (UPC) is Simply Illegal

The EPO has gone off the rails and nobody wants to stop that train, certainly not the member states (MSs) which enabled the abolition of the European Patent Convention (EPC)

[Meme] EPC Calling

There's growing realisation that the EPC has long been abandoned, rendering the legitimacy of the EPO's present operations (or management style) dubious to say the least

[Meme] EPC 50th Anniversary Whitewash in Preparation...

The EPO is slowly gearing up to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the EPC in October 1973

[Meme] EPC 50th Anniversary Whitewash in Preparation...

The EPO is slowly gearing up to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the EPC in October 1973

An Update On Oral Proceedings At The European Patent Office - Intellectual Property - European Union

Last July, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO issued decision G1/21, which authorises oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal via videoconferencing during a period of general urgency, even if all parties have not given their consent.

Shuffling the EPO Deck to Cover Up Crimes, EPC Violations, Attacks on Judges Etc. While Promoting Illegal and Unconstitutional UPC

EPO restructuring to look more like a private corporation isn't unprecedented; but unlike a private corporation it has a total monopoly (granting authority status is a monopoly for Europe) and even diplomatic immunity, so what we deal with here is...

CAFC reins in obvious-try-attack against dosage patent (Teva v Corcept)

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

Getting Your First Filing Right - Intellectual Property - Worldwide

Both timing and content of a first filing should be important strategic decisions. This is especially so in the healthcare field where wide breadth of claim is desired coupled with maximum use...

Can amending the description to summarize the prior art add matter to the patent application as filed? (T 0471/20)

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and privacy/confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

EPO Board Of Appeal Refuses Applications With Non-Human Inventor - Intellectual Property - European Union

Yesterday, 21 December 2021, the EPO's Legal Board of Appeal dismissed the applicant's appeal in respect of the two European patent applications that attempted to name a computer system as the sole inventor.

Could Description Amendments Made During Prosecution at the European Patent Office Affect U.S. Litigation?

Earlier this year, the European Patent Office (EPO) updated some of its Guidelines for Examination in a way that potentially could affect U.S. patent litigation. These Guidelines instruct European pat...