Brexit and the UPC - Jan 2019 Update
In this article, Liam Lawlor looks ahead at what 2019 might mean to the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent System, together with the impact of Brexit on its implementation in the UK.
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Brexit and the UPC – Jan 2019 update
In this article, Liam Lawlor looks ahead at what 2019 might mean to the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent System, together with the impact of Brexit on its implementation in the UK.
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Products of Essentially Biological Processes – patentable again at the EPO?
Dr Liam Lawlor and Dr Lisa Brown take a look at a recent decision of the EPO Technical Board of Appeal which found that the recently amended R.28(2) EPC is in conflict with the Enlarged Board’s interpretation of A.53(b) EPC in the G2/12 and G2/13 ‘Broccoli II’ and ‘Tomato II’ decisions. This is expected to have ramifications for the protection of plants at the EPO.
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