The Background: There has been a growing trend to invalidate European patents by challenging their formal priority and using intervening prior art. The Technical Boards of Appeal of the.
Challenges to the validity of the “Patent Cooperation Treaty joint applicant” have been a problem for many applicants at the European Patent Office. On October 10, 2023, the EPO’s.
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) on October 10 issued its (consolidated) decision G1/22 & G2/22, which promises to significantly reduce priority issues for applicants U.S.applicants in particular.
Jurre Laddé (MSc) is a Dutch and European Patent Attorney at Patentbureau De Nederlanden based in The Netherlands. Jurre studied Applied Physics at the University of Groningen. His bachelor- and master-research revolved around organic semiconductors. Prior to establishing Patentbureau De Nederlanden, he worked for a renowned Dutch patent firm. He drafts and prosecutes patent applications in the fields of software,…
On October 10, 2023, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued a consolidated decision in cases G1/22 and G2/22 clarifying a common issue regarding the.