01 Apr 2022

G1/22 and G2/22 – Entitlement to claim priority

Two questions have been referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding the entitlement to priority of a Euro-PCT application where the PCT application was filed naming different applicants for different contracting states.

Background

09 Mar 2022

EPO Guidelines 2022 – Minimal update re amendment of description

The 2022 EPO Guidelines have been released and have been updated, albeit in a very limited way, to soften slightly the EPO’s position on the requirements surrounding amendment of the description.

07 Feb 2022

Slingsby Partners is excited to partner with Career Ready

Slingsby Partners has partnered with Career Ready to provide mentoring opportunities to young people who may not otherwise have the business connections.

04 Feb 2022

Handling excluded subject matter objections at the UK IPO

There is a general perception that the UK IPO takes a stricter view on excluded subject matter than other patent offices, particularly when it comes to assessing computer implemented inventions and mathematical methods.  Last year the UK IPO conducted 56 ex-parte hearings on excluded subject-matter. Only five of these were decided in favour of the patentee.