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Send us your feedback: online consultation on increased flexibility in the timing of the examination process
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20181119.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 19 November 2018 The EPO has launched an online user consultation on the need for more flexibility in the timing of the examination process by giving applicants the possibility of postponing the examination... Continue reading
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T 1045/12 (Data communication system/CANON) of …
https://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t121045eu1.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. European Case Law Identifier: ECLI:EP:BA:2018:T104512.20181023 Date of decision: 23 October 2018 Case number: T 1045/12 Application number: 06256350.7 IPC class: G06F 21/00 Language of proceedings: EN Distribution: C Download and more information:... Continue reading
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Problems with CMS payment submissions
http://www.epo.org/service-support/availability-of-online-services/2018/20181114.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. We are currently experiencing problems processing CMS payment submissions. Payments arrive as normal at the EPO but are not then visible as pending orders in Online Fee Payment. Our technicians are working to... Continue reading
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Committed to providing quality patent information: EPO Patent Information Conference 2018
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20181114.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 14 November 2018 More than 400 patent professionals from 40 countries gathered at the EPO’s 28th annual Patent Information Conference on Monday in Brussels to discuss the latest tools and trends in searching... Continue reading
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Problems with Online Filing
http://www.epo.org/service-support/availability-of-online-services/2018/20181112.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Problems with Online Filing We are currently experiencing problems with the Online Filing update released on 30 October 2018. Back-ups are not being automatically triggered for users who have downloaded the latest EP... Continue reading
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O/701/18, Dr Geoffrey Diamond and the University of Warwick, EP2049885 (date: 7 November 2018)
BL number O/701/18 Concerning rights in EP2049885 Hearing Officer Mr P Thorpe Decision date 7 November 2018 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Dr Geoffrey Diamond and the University of Warwick Provisions discussed Patents Act s37 and s107 Keywords Costs, Entitlement Related Decisions O/629/17 Summary Following a substantive hearing where a reference... Continue reading
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Sharp rise in patent applications for self-driving vehicles in Europe, new study finds
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20181106.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 6 November 2018 A study published today, 6 November 2018, by the European Patent Office (EPO) reveals that innovation in self-driving vehicles (SDV) is accelerating fast and finds that patent protection strategies in... Continue reading
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Temporary unavailability of some online services on 5 November 2018
http://www.epo.org/service-support/availability-of-online-services/2018/20181105.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Due to technical maintenance work, the following online services will not be available between 19.00 and latest 23.00 hrs CET on 5 November 2018: Espacenet patent search (also via the EPO’s mobile... Continue reading
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O/683/18, Nut Security Products Limited and SafetyTrim Worldwide Holdings Limited, GB2393487, GB2508779 (date: 31 Octobe…
BL number O/683/18 Concerning rights in GB2508779 and GB2393487 Hearing Officer Mr H Jones Decision date 31 October 2018 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Nut Security Products Limited and SafetyTrim Worldwide Holdings Limited Provisions discussed Sections 8 and 37 Keywords Amendment, Costs, Decline to deal, Jurisdiction, Pleadings, Striking out Related Decisions... Continue reading