Thorsten Bausch

As discussed at length here, in T 56/21 3.3.04 came close to referring this issue to the Enlarged Board before getting cold feet. 3.3.02 have now taken up the gauntlet in T 697/22 and referred the…

 G 1/24 has now been issued, and concludes “The description and any drawings are always referred to when interpreting the claims, and not just in the case of unclarity or ambiguity.” With this simple…

A famous joke that must now be over 30 years old quips about the strength of the (German) patent attorney profession: „If all German patent attorneys and their families decide to settle in a single…

It's this time of the year again - merry Christmas, happy holidays and/or best wishes for whatever you are celebrating next week. This year's Christmas present comes from the CJEU and is specifically…

This will only be a very short post, but one important new development on the borderline of patent law and antitrust law shall not be left unnoticed on this blog. The European Commission has fined…

We have long meant to write something about the need, or the lack thereof, for adapting the description to amended claims. The announcement in the second preliminary opinion of Technical Board of…

The first decisions by the Central Division Munich, the Local Division Paris and the Local Division Düsseldorf adjudging a patent's validity in main proceedings are now out. Taken together, they…

  Following months of speculation, EPO Board of Appeal 3.2.01 yesterday issued decision T 439/22 referring questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal on the extent to which the description and…

A report on OxViews 9th IP and Competition Forum and the Osnabrücker Patenttage 2024 The question on how intellectual property and specifically patents can contribute to sustainable innovations that…