Background to the referral The referral comes from Board 3.3.03 in the consideration of T 0438/19, an appeal against the decision of the opposition division to reject an opposition against European patent no. 2626911 directed to a material for encapsulating a solar...
When the UK left the European Union, the UKIPO granted comparable UK rights for all existing EU trade mark and design registrations. Such comparable UK rights were granted automatically with no action from the proprietor required. This was an invaluable solution for...
Background In the opposition proceedings giving rise to EPO appeal no. T 116/18, the proprietor of European patent no. 2484209 filed experimental data dated after the filing date of the patent allegedly showing that two insecticide compounds had a synergistic effect...
The History of ViCo at the EPO Oral proceedings via videoconference were introduced by the EPO as mandatory during COVID-19 which led to the introduction of the EPO management’s “Digital First” strategy in November 2022. This strategy stipulated that video...
Background In the present case, two patents were granted in 2007 to Mr Price, who then granted an exclusive licence to Supawall Limited in 2008. Mr Price and Supawall Limited later sued Flitcraft Limited for infringement of their rights. In defence, Flitcraft Limited...
In 2013, several Member States of the European Union concluded the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (the “UPC Agreement”). The purpose of that Agreement was to establish a common court for hearing infringement and revocation actions regarding European patents, with...
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