EPO practice of allowing patents on non-GM plants is becoming increasingly brazen, says No Patents on SeedsRecent decisions ...

“Last year, unitary protection… was requested for about 28,000 patents granted by the EPO, representing slightly more than 25% of all EU patents issued in 2024.” On Tuesday, the European Patent Office ...

HALIFAX, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mara Renewables Corporation, and its manufacturing partner Algal Omega-3 (AO3) announced today that the European Patent Office (EPO), Opposition Division, has ruled ...

“While EU entities led the collective number of unitary patents registered by the EPO, U.S.-based medical technology company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) led all individual entities.” On June 1, one year ...

As of 1 April 2022, the European Patent Office (EPO) has changed its policy regarding the issuance of electronic certificates of grant for European patents. If the patent proprietor or their ...

Some IP owners doubt that software can be protected in Europe. David Robinson and Mike Williams of Marks & Clerk explain why they are wrong, and what owners of computer-implemented inventions can do ...

Counsel’s concern over the quality of patents granted by the EPO shows no sign of letting up following the publication of the office’s annual review. The review, which was released at the end of last ...

Beginning in October 2025, the European Patent Office (EPO) will accept patent drawings in color or grayscale when filed electronically.[1] By allowing more detailed and visually accurate ...

The European Patent Office (EPO) has approved a restricted patent on the Harvard OncoMouse, dealing a setback to activists who fought for 9 years to bar EU patents on living organisms. The EPO on July ...

Last month the European Patent Office (EPO) Administrative Council published its annual compendium of statistics on activity at the EPO and member state offices for 2020. As well as information on ...