Background The growing use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) has had a significant impact on many parts of our daily lives, and patent law is no exception. Those interested in this subject will know that a patent applicant by the name of Dr Stephen Thaler once...
Background LEGO A/S (‘LEGO’) owns the following registered Community designs (‘RCD’) for ‘building blocks from a toy building set’ (Locarno class 21.01): – RCD no. 001950981-0001 – RCD no. 002137190-0002 The defendant, Pozitív Energiaforrás Kft....
In district court litigation, patents can be challenged on any ground, and challenges may be based on any kind of prior art recognised by the patent statutes. Inter partes review (IPR) proceedings are, however, different. They are administrative proceedings in which...
As a reminder, following grant of a patent to Foreo AB an opposition was filed by Beurer GmbH, and during the pendency of the opposition, Foreo sent a letter to Geske GmbH & Co. KG accusing them of infringment and threatening action. Geske filed an intervention...
Background For businesses and innovators with interests in the United States (US), keeping an eye on the patent landscape is essential. The US remains the world’s largest patent market, and patents granted there can create significant competitive and commercial...
Background to the referral The G 1/23 referral came from Board 3.3.03 in the consideration of T 0438/19, an appeal against the decision of an opposition division to reject an opposition against a European patent directed to a material for encapsulating a solar cell...
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