Maiwald blog articles
Revision of G3/04? – Discussion on the continuation of the appeal by intervener
In opposition appeal proceedings "T1286/23.3.2.04", Board 3.2.4 intends to deviate from decision G 3/04 and thus raises the prospect of a corresponding question being referred...
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The road to G1/23 “solar cell” – Determining the fate of commercial polymer products as prior art
By interlocutory decision of 27 June 2023 in case T 438/19
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Dr. Michaela Weigel-Krusemarck on current developments in formal priority law
In the course of our regular internal attorney seminar,
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One year Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court in facts and figures
We are already one year into the new European patent and court system – a year of eagerly watching and waiting to see how the Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Pa...
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Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent: One year on – where are we now and what have we learned so far?
It was not all that long ago that a new, unique, unified patent and court system came into force in large parts of Europe: After more than 50 years of controversial discussion...
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Quality Dashboard of the EPO – useful for applicants?
A few days ago, the European Patent Office (EPO) started publishing quality indicators on a specially created quality dashboard (see:
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