GI Protection Under Attack; Italy Takes Slovenia to Court
Italy! Home of some of the finest cuisine and produce in the world. Exporting…
AI systems denied status of inventor for lack of personality
As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used as a tool to resolve…
Oral proceedings before the EPO examining division
During prosecution of a European patent application, the Examining division may…
Let's not panic about Brexit
So, it looks like the UK has voted to leave the EU. Like other areas, the way…
European Patent Office Fee Increases 2016
The European Patent Office (EPO) increase their fees on 1 April every two…
One step closer to a unitary patent system
In the last few months a number of decisions taken by the Court of Justice of…
Unitary Patent Renewal Fees
The respected IPKat blog has recently published a post with information about…
European Patents will soon be extended to Tunisia
The European Patent Organisation has made an agreement with the Tunisian…
EPO fees are increasing from 1 April 2014
Don't forget that the European Patent Office (EPO) are going to raise their…