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Appeals to the Appointed Person in the UK – a RARE case of success  relating to a missed counterstatement

Appeals to the Appointed Person in the UK – a RARE case of success relating to a missed counterstatement As discussed in previous reports – successful appeals before the Appointed Person in the UK are uncommon.   This successful appeal related to a failure by the proprietor of a registration to file a timely defence to… Read more »

3D marks – Shaping up for the New Year!

3D marks – Shaping up for the New Year! The classic Volkswagen (VW) camper van is everywhere these days, its image adorning anything from clothing, tea towels and bedlinen to coffee mugs, fold out chairs and beach windbreaks.  Many a time the VW badge will be replaced with some other circular motif, often a peace… Read more »

2022 updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination – Clarification of section on patentability of antibodies

9. Clarification of section on patentability of antibodies This forms part of a wider report on the 2022 updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination.   We are pleased that the comments on patentability of antibodies in Guidelines Part G, Chapter II, section 5.6 has been clarified and updated. AA Thornton’s Craig Turner discussed this with… Read more »

2022 updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination – Data retrieval, formats and structures

8. Data retrieval, formats and structures This forms part of a wider report on the 2022 updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination.   This section G-II, section 3.6.3 includes a minor clarification (underlined below): “A data structure or format contributes to the technical character of the invention if it produces has an intended technical use… Read more »

2022 updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination – Computer simulation, design or modelling – following G1/19

6. Computer simulation, design or modelling – following G1/19 This forms part of a wider report on the 2022 updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination.   The section of the Guidelines relating to patentability of computer simulation (Part G, Chapter II, section 3.3.2) has been changed significantly following the comments of the EPO’s Enlarged Board… Read more »

2022 updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination – New example assessment of invention including mathematical method steps

5. New example assessment of invention including mathematical method steps This forms part of a wider report on the 2022 updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination.   There is a second new example assessment of inventive step at G-VII, 5.4.2.4. This example assesses a computer-implemented method of determining areas in which there is an increased… Read more »

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