While our two Gaulish friends may appear inseparable, their names, and the trade marks attached to their names, are individuals and in this case the trade mark Obelix in classes 9, 16, 25, 28 and 41 (covering products ranging from printed matter to games, playthings,...
Background: Long-Arm Jurisdiction The Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) was introduced as a central forum for enforcing European patents across the European Union (“EU”). However, not all EU Member States (e.g. Spain) signed up to the UPC Agreement (“UPCA”), and some...
Sequence Identity Claims After T 0137/24 The recent Board of Appeal decision in T 0137/24 provides useful guidance on how sequence identity claims are assessed under the EPC, particularly in relation to added matter and sufficiency. Biotech sequence-related claims are...
Summary of T 439/22 This decision represents a further development of the earlier T 439/22 proceedings, which led to the G1/24 referral to the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA). The decision of the EBA was reported in our previous article. To recap, granted claim 1...
Nadorcott is a well-known and successful variety of mandarin that was originally bred in Morocco. It is the subject of a Plant Breeders’ Right in several countries, including the UK, owned by Nador Cott Protection SAS (NCP). Tang Gold (also known as Tango) is...
Background: PGR and IPR Patent offices around the world strive to grant valid patents, but sometimes cases slip through the net and proceed to grant when they shouldn’t have. For this reason, many patent offices provide mechanisms for third parties to challenge their...
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