European Patent Convention
In BSH v Electrolux, the CJEU said that courts can rule on patent infringement in other member states even where validity is raised as a defence
A settlement between SharkNinja and Dyson, a costs dispute involving a pornography company, and people moves at Clifford Chance and Casalonga were among the top talking points
The Intellectual Property Judges' Association wrote to the European Commission just days before the proposals were shelved, it can be revealed
The judgment clarifies that being employed by a company does not necessarily undermine someone’s independence and ability to appear in court
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Sponsored by Gün and PartnersThe new system raises several questions for European Patent Convention countries that are not EU members, say Selin Sinem Erciyas, Aysel Korkmaz Yatkın, Zeynep Çağla Üstün and Aysu Eryaşar of Gün + Partners -
Sponsored by InspicosThe Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO (EBA) has recently issued opinion G 3/19, which concludes that plants and animals exclusively obtained by “essentially biological processes” are exempt from patentability. This finding only affects patents derived from patent applications filed after July 1 2017.
