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European Union Patent Update

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Warren Woessner

Authored by Ms. Camilla Rendal Nielsen of Zacco Denmark A/S Latest news: Finally on the road towards an EU patent: Only Spain and Italy so far outside proposal to create a new EU-patent After failing to reach an agreement on … Continue reading →

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Supplementary 112 Examination Guidelines – What’s In It For Me?

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Warren Woessner

This Post is from Mark Muller, Shareholder at Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. Supplementary examination guidelines for Section 112 were recently published in the Federal Register and sent out for public comment.  While the details may not be too exciting, … Continue reading →

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Divided We Fall – New Rules Limit Divisional Applications in Australia

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Warren Woessner

This is a guest post from Bill Bennett of Pizzeys. Where a divisional application presents claims for examination which have been previously rejected in the parent (or grand-parent) application, then the APO will give the applicant only 2 months to … Continue reading →

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Poisonous Divisionals — Just When You Thought It Was Safe …

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Warren Woessner

This is a guest post from Malcolm Lawrence of HLBBshaw, European Patent Attorneys in Cambridge, UK. EPC Law & Practise – Poisonous Divisionals   1.  Introduction and Background 1.1 We have identified and researched a highly significant anticipation threat to … Continue reading →

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