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Claim One – #01 EPO Oral Proceedings

Joseph Lenthall and Joanna Deas, Partners in our Chemistry & Life Sciences team discuss oral proceedings before the EPO, focusing on the development of videoconferencing and whether this will be a long term measure.
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We’ve got IP Stars at Haseltine Lake Kempner

The Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars 2020 results have now been released and Haseltine Lake Kempner are pleased to announce that several of our patent and trade mark attorneys have been highlighted as stars in their fields.
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Pride Month 2020

At its heart, Pride is a celebration of inclusivity and equality. It is a living demonstration that LGBTQ+ people can flourish when we are accepted and have the same rights as straight people.
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Of Molecules & Medicine: Added Subject-Matter at the EPO – Selection from Convergent Lists

The European Patent Office has a reputation for taking a strict approach to the assessment of added subject-matter. Objections can be raised when claim amendments combine features pertaining to different lists of features disclosed in the application as filed.
IP updates

Oral Proceedings by VC: An Emergency Measure or the New Normal?

The EPO has offered the option of attending Examination oral proceedings by videoconference (VC) since 1998 but, until recently, less than 10% of Examination oral proceedings were held by VC. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic reached Europe, the possibility to hold oral proceedings by VC has gained unprecedented importance.
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Of Molecules & Medicine: G3/19 – Peppers, Politics, and Non-Patentability

In a controversial departure from its earlier decision “Broccoli/Tomatoes II” and a blow to Applicants in the field of agritech, the Enlarged Board of Appeal in “Peppers” holds that plants and animals exclusively obtained by means of an essentially biological process are not patentable at the EPO through applications filed on/after 1 July 2017.
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Of Molecules & Medicine: Nucleic Acid Technology and its Use to Decode the First Genomic Sequence of SARS-CoV-2

Our scientific knowledge and the corresponding technology has rapidly advanced in the last century. One particular example is our understanding of nucleic acids and their genetic code.
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The Year that the Eurovision Song Contest was Cancelled

The cheesy music, extravagant costumes, the discussion as to why Australia get to compete, the outgoing artists, the hosts’ costume changes and not to mention the hilarious commentary by Graham Norton if you watch the show in the UK; this year our houses will not be blessed with the joy that is Eurovision.
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Summer of Sport

We take a look at some of the relevant IP surrounding some of these major sporting events, to hopefully find something new and get excited for what is still to come in the hopefully not too distant future.

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