http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190123.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 23 January 2019 The EPO is inviting all stakeholders to participate in a public consultation which will provide input for its Strategic Plan 2023. Stakeholder input will play a key role in helping... Continue reading
BL number O/042/19 Concerning rights in GB 1420108.1 Hearing Officer Mr S Brown Decision date 22 January 2019 Person(s) or Company(s) involved International Business Machines Corporation Provisions discussed PA 1977 Section 1(2) Keywords Excluded fields (refused) Related Decisions None Summary The application provides a way of detecting the unauthorised bulk... Continue reading
BL number O/033/19 Concerning rights in EP(UK)3115508 Hearing Officer Mrs S Eaves Decision date 18 January 2019 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Wirtgen GmbH, Philip Verhaelen, Cyrus Barimani, Günter Hähn, Juri Wagner, Stefan Jentsch, Bastian Schings, Dr. Kevin Helmut Schmitz and Dr. Felix Johannes Van Der Beek Provisions discussed PA Act... Continue reading
BL number O/029/19 Concerning rights in GB1116031.4 Hearing Officer Mrs S E Chalmers Decision date 16 January 2019 Person(s) or Company(s) involved General Electric Company Provisions discussed Patents Act Section 1(2) Keywords Excluded fields (allowed) Related Decisions None Summary The invention relates to evaluating the operation of a generator using... Continue reading
https://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/recent/t131085eu1.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:T108513.20181109 Date of decision: 09 November 2018 Case number: T 1085/13 Application number: 06723128.2 IPC class: C07D 211/90 A61K 31/435 A61P 9/12 Language of proceedings: EN Distribution: B... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/service-support/availability-of-online-services/2019/20190114.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 07.00 and latest 13.00 hrs CET on 19 January 2019: European Patent Register (also via the EPO’s mobile website)... Continue reading
BL number O/012/19 Concerning rights in GB1811004.9 Hearing Officer Mr B Buchanan Decision date 9 January 2019 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Akron Brass Company Provisions discussed Patents Act 1977 Sections: 1(1), 14(5), 15(9), 21(1), 76(2), 91(1), 91(2), 130(6), 130(7); Patents Rules 2007: 19, 29(3)(b), 29(4)(a), 29(4)(b), 30(4) European Patent Convention:... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/service-support/availability-of-online-services/2019/20190111.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Owing to technical maintenance work, new online filing (CMS) will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, 12 January 2019, between 8:00 hrs and approximately 15:00 hrs CET. To continue to file online during this... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/service-support/availability-of-online-services/2019/20190110.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Technical fault in new online filing (CMS) – resolved We are pleased to inform you that the issues encountered with new online filing (CMS) on 2.1.2019 have been resolved. Users may, however, experience... Continue reading
BL number O/827/18 Concerning rights in GB1116407.6 Hearing Officer Mr B Micklewright Decision date 21 December 2018 Person(s) or Company(s) involved Fariborz Entezami Provisions discussed Patents Act 1977 sections 1(1)(b), 76(2) Keywords Added subject matter, Inventive step Related Decisions None Summary The invention concerned a “digital blue badge” for allowing... Continue reading