Almost everyday someone posts something about the Unified Patent Court or a seminar is offered about the “newest” developments. In fact nobody is able to predict whether the system will “work”. It is…
In a decision dated 11th July 2014, the English Patents Court (Arnold J.) has again refused to stay proceedings to revoke an EP(UK) whilst opposition proceedings are on-going at the EPO. The decisive…
Rarely are questions referred to the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal so fundamental for everyday practice as those referred by Board 3.2.08 in decision T 373/12 of 2 April 2014. The Enlarged Board is…
Last week, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent Office (PTAB) issued eight decisions in Inter Partes review and Covered Business Method proceedings, in each case invalidating at least…
Recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and USPTO decisions underscore the potential value of challenging a granted U.S. patent in a USPTO proceeding, even if the patent already has…
By order of 16 October 2012 in Sperotto v. Bolpagni , the Court of Turin stated, in line with a few other of its recent decisions, that patent infringement ordinary proceedings (even if including a…
The District Court held a patent entitled "Special Alcoholic Drink" invalid, due to lack of novelty and clarity as a non-enabling disclosure. Furthermore, the Court dismissed the invalidity action…
This past week I had an interesting hearing at the EPO where an opposition was based, inter alia, on public prior use.
The opposition division heard a number of witnesses on the question whether the…
As of September 16, 2012, third parties have been able to make "Preissuance Submissions" of printed publications in pending U.S. patent applications. To date, the USPTO has received just over 100…
