Background It has long been the EPO’s practice to require an Applicant of a European patent application to amend the description to bring this into conformity with the claims once these are allowed by the Examiner. Articles 84 EPC, Rule 42(1)(c) EPC, and Rule 48(1)(c)...
Background In 2021, both Luxembourg’s Tribunal d’arrondissement and Belgium’s Tribunal de l’entreprise francophone de Bruxelles referred cases to the CJEU as Case C-148/21 and Case C 184/21, respectively. These referrals asked the CJEU to decide whether the operator...
Enertechnos designs highly efficient power transmission cables using its revolutionary Capacitive Transfer System. An important feature of these cables is that capacitance is distributed along their lengths, which minimises power loss. Enertechnos’ market is...
Juliette joined us in 2013 as a Chartered Patent Attorney and has a wide range of experience in drafting and prosecuting chemical, biochemical and mechanical device patents. In her specialist field of organic chemistry she represents our chemical and pharmaceutical...
Background Following T 1989/18, many applicants of European patents were of the view that Examining (and Opposition) Divisions could no longer require them to amend the descriptions of their applications prior to grant, so that they conform with the claims. By...
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