Under EPO practice, an application is most often filed in one of its official languages – English, French and German. If filed in another language of an EPC-contracting state, a translation of the specification into one of the three EPO official languages must be...
China leads global efforts to dominate drone market, accounting for two-thirds of patents Patents granted for drones worldwide have increased by 39% to 4,876 in the past year*, shows new research by leading intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire. The...
Learn more about how to improve the culture in the law and how to make your legal organisation a happy and healthy place to work Legal mental health charity LawCare has announced the full line up of speakers for its online conference ‘Building a Better Life in the...
We are witnessing the most substantial changes in European patent law since its inception. As announced, the European patent with unitary effect will soon become operational, and with it the Unified Patent Court (UPC) will be launched. The establishment of an...
Introduction The recent High Court of Australia decision in Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2022] HCA 29 considered the patentability of a computer-implemented invention relevant to electronic gaming machines. The High Court’s...
An invalidity challenge to a claim may not rely upon an erroneous portion of a prior art disclosure if the error would have been apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art.[1] This article examines the current state of the law on determining whether an error in a...
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