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…
Divisional filings are one of the most controversial topics in patent prosecution in Brazil. The Patent Office (BRPTO) severely limits the ability of patent applicants to file divisionals. For…
A recently published ruling of the Presidium of the Court for Intellectual Rights may turn the issue of cascading divisional applications upside down and endanger many patents granted on such…
In a case concerning two divisional patents derived from the same parent application relating to 'transcatheter heart valves' or THVs, which can be introduced via a blood vessel, rather than through…
Justin Watts (Freshfields) asked whether the strict test for priority fails to appreciate the early stage at which the inventor will be enunciating the invention (often in multiple jurisdictions). He…
An interesting case decided by Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.5 in May 2009 strives to put an end to the (occasional) practice of some applicants and/or their European representatives of trying to…
