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Double patenting and divisionals in Canada: evolving strategies for applicants
16 Jan 2026 22:43 GMT
… double patenting prevents the same applicant from obtaining more than one patent … to overcome obviousness-type double patenting.11 Restriction requirements compel applicants … (2) and 125 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) where it claims the same …
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The quiet clause that can sink a patent: The disclosure
06 Jan 2026 09:34 GMT
Article 83 of the European Patent Convention is the 'quiet … s an article in the European Patent Convention (EPC) that looks harmless, almost … all involving granted European patents that were opposed on … heart of Article 83: patents are a bargain. Monopoly …
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‘Daft’ US semiconductor patent proposal is another front in the China trade war Opinion | November 26, 2025 A proposal by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to charge for semiconductor patents on the ‘value’ basis rather…
26 Nov 2025 09:50 GMT
… that saw global semiconductor patent filings increasing 22% from … between Innoscience of China, EPC in the US and … of countless other patents; virtually no individual patent in the semiconductor … innovations, some secured with patents and others held as …
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STREAM IP: Bringing AI-driven clarity to global patent filing
20 Nov 2025 00:41 GMT
… filing, and also the EPC route.”
Instant quotes, … or boilerplate content in patent disclosures, ensuring customers “ … ,” Simpkin says.
With patents containing substantial repeated structures … and analyse upcoming milestones—Patent Cooperation Treaty 30-month …
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EPO launches modular European Patent Administration Certification (EPAC) to enhance professional development and patent learning
19 Nov 2025 20:21 GMT
… structure for the European Patent Administration Certification (EPAC … to certify their patent administration expertise.
Offered … designed for paralegals, patent administrators and formalities officers … EPC, PCT and Paris Convention, as well as the Unitary Patent …
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Why food chemistry patents face higher legal scrutiny at the EPO
23 Jan 2026 17:35 GMT
… all contracting states of the European Patent Convention where the patent is validated …
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Genflow Biosciences PLC Announces Second European Patent Application
22 Oct 2025 06:26 GMT
… announce that its second European patent application (Application No. 23821586. …
Publication of the patent application in the European Patent Bulletin follows entry … Article 67(3) of the European Patent Convention (EPC), enabling Genflow to claim retroactive …
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Patentable AI applications under the EPC: a technical perspective
10 Oct 2025 17:51 GMT
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Examples of patentable automotive technology solutions under the EPC
Compared with generative … perform the upcoming driving task.
Patentable AI applications: final thoughts
… in the scope of the European Patent Convention often requires a deep understanding …
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Why working with AI in patent matters is not straightforward – for now (part two)
08 Oct 2025 12:22 GMT
… office actions for two patent applications in different … objectives allowable by the European Patent Convention (EPC).
Then the challenge … for patent drafting
Using AI assistants when drafting patents … are optional when drafting patent applications, and how …
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Netherlands: how strategic EPO patent prosecution can intentionally enhance FTO uncertainty for third parties
18 Sep 2025 12:51 GMT
… is Article 67 of the European Patent Convention (EPC), which stipulates – paraphrased – that a … latest date on which any patents resulting therefrom will expire. Alignment … to the opposition by the patentee, may only schedule oral proceedings …