Following significant positive feedback in their recent user survey, the EPO has confirmed that even after the current emergency/pilot period, video conferencing (ViCo) is here to stay...

This past week I travelled to Washington, DC, to speak on a panel with US colleagues on patent eligibility and to visit many friends and colleagues.

This decision is closely related to T0872/19 (reported here) in that it uses the same kind of technology (a numeric embedding of resources) as part of a machine learning algorithm.

We're taking you on a journey through the history of software patents in Europe, through the lens of pop culture. By zooming out and looking at the...

In T 1989/17, the Board considered the technical effect of a purely mathematical distinguishing feature in the context of a computer graphics rendering algorithm ("bump mapping").

One thing that stands out for AI compared to other types of technology is the confusion and myths it has created in public discourse.

A question sometimes asked in any discussion of the UPC is whether and to what extent information will be available for public inspection. We are used to the European Patent Office (EPO)...

A recent board of appeal decision (discussed in this post) found that using a neural network, per se, is obvious and that a lack of any discussion of the training data for a ...

The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has issued a preliminary, non-binding opinion on the pending G 2/21 referral.

By choosing an end-to-end integrated IP management system (IPMS), you can build efficiency across the entire IP management lifecycle, as one user of Equinox Law Firm+ explains.

As European patent attorneys, we work at the forefront innovation. In recent years, the commercial importance of innovation in AI has reached a stage at which protecting innovation in AI...

Advances in diagnostic devices like X-ray machines and MRI scanners, as well as prosthetic implants and surgical tools, has led to a boom in patenting in the field of medical technology.

Cultured or lab-grown meat promises to revolutionise the way meat products are produced and consumed. Cutting out resource-intensive animal farming and instead growing food products...

Following on from the decision at the DABUS appeal hearing in December, the EPO has now issued the formal decision providing detailed reasoning. Not many surprises here over the preliminary opinion...

Jose Mourinho is one of the most well-known and highest profile football managers of the Premier League era.

In its decision T 0702/20 the Board of Appeal considered an invention directed to a sparsely connected neural network, which the applicant tried to protect per se, independent of any specific...

As the commercial importance of trade secrets comes into the spotlight, we offer guidance as to what they are and how we can help you protect yours.

The President of the European Patent Office has recently issued two decisions concerning the refund of search fees.

We're taking you on a journey through the history of software patents in Europe, through the lens of pop culture. By zooming out and looking at the big picture of what the EPO has taught us over the years...

Following the announcement of a two-month delay, the new unitary patent system is now set to launch on 1 June 2023. This is the day the Unified Patent Court (UPC) will begin accepting cases...