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Eden Winlow (Bristows)

From harmonisation to enforcement: patent law at the 2026 AIPPI World Congress

October 20, 2026

The 2026 AIPPI World Congress, held in Hamburg from 7 to 10 October, brought together IP practitioners, judges, industry representatives and academics from around the world. Its patent programme…

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Matthieu Dhenne (Dhenne Avocats)

Biogaran v. Lundbeck and the Challenger's Burden in Second Medical Use Cases

October 20, 2026

A second medical use patent is often seen as an easy target. The Milan section of the UPC Central Division has just shown that it is much harder to hit when the challenger is required to say exactly…

Dr. Mark Standke (Rhein-IP)

A Continental Treat: Picking Up the Bill at the UPC

October 19, 2026

Remember the caps? In March 2021 this blog asked what it is with the Dutch and money, and reported that the Dutch patent courts had put indication tariffs on recoverable legal costs. Simple case,…

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Rob Rodrigues (RNA Law)

Technical contribution: analysis of three recent opinions from the Brazilian PTO's second instance

October 15, 2026

Technical contribution: analysis of three recent opinions from the Brazilian PTO's second instanceThe Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office's appeal body (CGREC/COREP) issued technical opinions…

Petr Kusy (Cermak a spol.)

Application of EPO G-2/21 (plausibility decision) in the Czech Republic in the apixaban and sacubitril-valsartan decisions

October 13, 2026

In two of its recent decisions (apixaban and sacubitril-valsartan), the Czech Industrial Property Office (CZ IPO) has considered the application of decision G-2/21 (plausibility) of the Enlarged…

Matthieu Dhenne (Dhenne Avocats)

Divisional Applications and Double Patenting: When Portfolio Optionality Becomes Litigation Strategy

October 13, 2026

A divisional is worth what it allows its owner to argue later. G 1/25, and the referral now pending as G 1/26, sharpen a familiar point: that value comes from the choices made at filing and during…

Adam Lacy, Stephan Wickles (Hoffmann Eitle)

Splitting hairs? T 657/24 and Narrowing Definitions After G 1/24 and G 1/25

October 8, 2026

G 1/25 contains two principles that can pull against each other. A definition in the description may determine the meaning attributed to a claim term, but the description and drawings cannot be used…