In the present case the patentee wished to rely on documents dated after the filing date for their inventive step argument, stating that these documents in combination with data in the application as filed provided evidence of a synergistic effect between two...
Background In case T 1807/15, both the Appellant and the Respondent expressed a desire not to hold oral proceedings in the form of a videoconference. Despite this, the Board of Appeal arranged oral proceedings in this format and these were conducted by videoconference...
Background On 26 September 2019, Mr Benedict Johnson applied to register a UK trade mark for the term “Winesapp” and an accompanying image. The trade mark related to an app he had created for Sommelier services. Wineapp Limited, who had created an app for the retail...
Background Although double patenting objections have often been raised during examination of European patent applications, the legal basis for such objections has regularly been questioned over recent years. Previous Enlarged Board of Appeal decisions G1/05 and G1/06...
Background Hasbro, Inc. is the owner of a number of trade mark registrations for the word “MONOPOLY”, including EU trade mark registration no. 9071961 filed on 30 April 2010 and registered on 25 March 2011. Hasbro’s earlier registrations, registered...
The decision in more detail In first instance proceedings concerning European patent EP1369037, the Opposition Division concluded as follows: The subject-matter of claims 1 and 2 as granted was not novel in view of the disclosure of each of D1, D2 and D4. The...
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