Maiwald blog articles
Shedding Light on the Black Box — AI Inventions under the Scrutiny of Art. 83 EPC
Six decisions of the EPO's Boards of Appeal use a string of cautionary tales to map the absolute floor of what patent applications for AI inventions must disclose — and ...
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File Late, Pay Licence
GPS spoofing, dual-use technology and the intellectual property question European developers must now ask
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Analysis of Examination Standards and Case Law for AI and Software-Related Inventions
I am very honored to announce that I have had the opportunity to write a book in Japanese, which has been published. The b...
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New fee schedule for the Unified Patent Court (UPC) from 1 January 2026
The Administrative Committee of the UPC has decided on a comprehensive reform of court fees, which will come into force on 1 January 2026. The adjustment affects almost all fe...
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Why Patent Defense and Military Technologies?
When developing high-tech technologies for use in defense and military applications, you might wonder whether patent protection is necessary. Even though your customer base is...
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Turn one into several – what Rule 80 EPC says about using several independent claims to defend one independent claim
The Board of Appeal of the EPO has issued two decisions concerning appeal cases T 0123/22 and T 1191/22, which relate to the interpretation of Rule 80 EPC. The fundamental que...
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