Patents

Changes coming into force on 1 January 2020 will impact appeals pending on or filed after that date.

The Enlarged Board of Appeal deals with a question regarding the patentability of inventions relating to plants and animals.

A brief overview of pending and recently decided questions before the Enlarged Board of Appeal.

The case highlights the significant commercial consequences IP disputes can have on the parties involved.

The Enlarged Board is asked whether computer simulations can be classed as inventions.

A computer program has devised two potentially patentable ideas, but can it be listed as an inventor?

What rights does an employee have when developing an invention as part of their "normal duties" at work?

A recent EPO decision addresses the allowability of amendments to a claim in a patent document.