by David Eyre | Sep 8, 2026 | EPO
In these proceedings the European Patent Office (EPO) Technical Boards of Appeal (TBA) revoked a patent owned by Husqvarna AB following an appeal brought by Brokk AB. With regard to assessing amendments for addition of matter under Article 123(2) EPC the TBA were...
by Sean Hutchinson | Sep 4, 2026 | EPO
Background For a long time, the EPO has required applicants to amend the descriptions of their European patent applications to bring these into conformity with the allowed claims before it will grant a European patent. However, in recent years the legal basis for the...
by Juliette Boynton | Sep 1, 2026 | UPC
Abbott is the proprietor of a patent describing a continuous glucose monitoring device and a method of assembling the same. SiBio provide devices for continuous ketone monitoring, and Abbott were concerned that they were about to launch a new product that would...
by Sean Hutchinson | Aug 19, 2026 | Trademarks
Background The Anne Frank Fund is the owner of copyright in The Diary of Anne Frank. Since The Diary was written in the early 1940s, the relevant copyright has now expired in many EU Member States. Importantly, the relevant copyright has expired in Belgium, but not in...
by Agne Augustinaite | Aug 12, 2026 | Trademarks
The case had already been through several stages of proceedings. At the first instance, the trade mark was declared invalid on the basis that it provided a technical result. The proprietor appealed that decision to the Board of Appeal, where it was concluded that, as...
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