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Tag Archives: EPC
G 1/24 in Opposition Proceedings: New Lines of Attack – and How to Defend Against Them
What it is about In decision G 1/24 of 18 June 2025 (“Heated Aerosol”), the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) settled a question that had been disputed for years: patent claims must always be interpreted … Continue reading
Posted in European Law
Tagged EPC, European patent application, European patent office, G1/24, Opposition proceedings
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EPO: Abolition of the 10-Day Rule for Notifications
Under the former 10-day rule, a document was deemed to have been delivered on the tenth day after the date it bore, and time limits were calculated from that fictitious delivery date. That fiction has been removed. A document is … Continue reading
Posted in European Law, Patent Law
Tagged EPC, European patent application, European patent office
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Unitary Patent System: Start of the Transitional Measures on January 1, 2023
The President of the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the UPC recently announced that transitional measures for the introduction of Unitary patents will begin on January 1, 2023. … Continue reading
Cambodia: Validation Agreement Enters into Force
The European Patent Office (EPO) announced in a recent press release that the agreement between the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia (KH) and the EPO on the validation of European patents was signed on January 23, 2017. With … Continue reading
Posted in European Law, Patent Law
Tagged Cambodia, EPC, European patent application, European patent office, validation
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Andorra: New Patent Law and Possible Validation Agreement With EPO
Andorra is currently negotiating an agreement with the European Patent Office (EPO) for the validation of European patents in this country, as well as to become a member state of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Both agreements may enter into … Continue reading
Posted in European Law, International Law, Patent Law
Tagged Andorra, EPC, EPO, patent law, validation
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Moldova: Validation Agreement Enters into Force
The European Patent Office (EPO) announced in a recent press release that the agreement on the validation of European patents between the EPO and the Republic of Moldova entered into force on November 1, 2015. With the recognition of the … Continue reading
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Tagged EPC, European patent application, European patent office, Moldova, validation
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Morocco: Validation Agreement Enters into Force
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced in a recent press release that the agreement on the validation of European patents between the EPO and Morocco will enter into force on March 1, 2015. With the recognition of the EPC, … Continue reading
Posted in European Law, Patent Law
Tagged EPC, European patent application, European patent office, Morocco, validation
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