Oral proceedings before the EPO examining division

During prosecution of a European patent application, the Examining division may…


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…


Intellectual Property Bill passes through parliament

Last week highlighted the importance of intangible assets in the UK economy and…


EPO fees are increasing from 1 April 2014

Don't forget that the European Patent Office (EPO) are going to raise their…


EPO Rule Changes – Divisionals and Unity of Invention

The European Patent Office have recently announced some upcoming changes in…