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First UPC Referral to the CJEU: Just How Long is the Long-Arm Jurisdiction of the UPC?

First UPC Referral to the CJEU: Just How Long is the Long-Arm Jurisdiction of the UPC?

by Sean Hutchinson | May 19, 2026 | UPC

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: How Broad Is Too Broad?

Sequence Identity Claims After T 0137/24: How Broad Is Too Broad?

by Sean Hughes | May 11, 2026 | EPO

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...
Claim interpretation at the EPO: Another Decision uses the description to broaden the claim scope

Claim interpretation at the EPO: Another Decision uses the description to broaden the claim scope

by Alyson Lam | Apr 29, 2026 | EPO

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...
A Helping Hand: The USPTO Takes the Side of American Manufacturing

A Helping Hand: The USPTO Takes the Side of American Manufacturing

by Sean Hutchinson | Apr 7, 2026 | US & International

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...
A Precedential Decision by the US Court of Appeal Holds Engineered Host Cells to be Patent Eligible

A Precedential Decision by the US Court of Appeal Holds Engineered Host Cells to be Patent Eligible

by David Eyre | Mar 4, 2026 | US & International

Background  REGENXBIO and the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania sued Sarepta for infringing multiple claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,526,617, which is directed to cultured host cells containing a recombinant nucleic acid molecule encoding an AAV capsid sequence...
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