Anti-Software-Patent Campaigners count on François Hollande

Visae Patentes | vor 5 Tagen — ... , french) in a tendentious pre-election questionnaire regarding issues like computer-implemented inventions, the EPO, or the planned EU Unified Patent Court: The patentability of software would induce a ... the public expect of the patent system. A reform of the control structures …

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Amendments to the German Patent Act (PatG)

Visae Patentes | 20. Mai 2012 — ... of the electronic case file system ElSA at the GPTO the Amendment clears the path for public access to the electronic ElSA files, not less than 9 years after the EPO introduced online file inspection. In future, the search report will provide a full opinion on patentability (novelt…

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The new 'Handbook of Quality Procedures' explains the Complaints System at the EPO

Visae Patentes | 22. März 2012 — ... are dealt with at the EPO. Even though it is not ... he files a complaint. The EPO will investigate all complaints. [...] Once ... -mail to DQMS. [...] How the EPO handles complaints. All complaints are ... followed up internally within the EPO. Directorate Quality Management S…

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The European Patent Office and its Approach to 'Software Patents' including some comparative Comments on the German PTO's Practice

Visae Patentes | 24. Januar 2012 — ... of European and German patent law. EPO Examining Practice: Patents for Software? ... and limiting technical features are “devaluated”. EPO Legal Foundations (Boards of Appeal Case Law): EPO Case Law on Patentability of Software Inventions From the ... though the Germany approach resembles …

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Mixed Zone: HSV Hamburg schlägt Constanta, Anklage gegen ehemaligen Radsport-Arzt
Mixed Zone: HSV Hamburg schlägt Constanta, Anklage gegen ehemaligen Radsport-Arzt

SPIEGEL ONLINE | 1. Dezember 2011 —Der HSV Hamburg bleibt in der Champions League ungeschlagen. In Frankreich wurde der ehemalige Teamarzt des Radrennstalls BigMat-Auber angeklagt, weil er das Team mit Epo versorgt haben soll. Außerdem: Basketball-Bundesligist BG Göttingen hat sich von Trainer Stefan Mienack getrennt.…

Combination of features not derivable from application as filed – (T 2118/08)

KandidatenWiki | 1. Dezember 2011 — ... applied in, for example, T 296/96 (point 3.1 of the reasons) and T 1402/07 (point 2.1.2 of the reasons). It might be worth mentioning at this juncture that the boards of appeal apply the same criteria when assessing novelty over a piece of prior art (eg. T 305/87, OJ EPO 1991, 429, hea…

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Warnung vor nicht amtlichen Schreiben XVII
Warnung vor nicht amtlichen Schreiben XVII

Markenserviceblog | 24. Oktober 2011 — ... Patente umbenannte, sieht jetzt aus wie das Europäische Zentralregister für Marken und Patente / European Central Register of Brands and Patents / European Central Registration Service / EPO / EPA. Das klingt alles schön amtlich. Warnung des Deutschen Patent- und Markenamtes Warnung …

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Unitary Patent will not Lower Patent Prosecution Costs by the Promised Amounts

Visae Patentes | 7. Oktober 2011 — ... law blog ksnh::law reports on the fact that this full-bodied announcement of the President of the EPO, Benoît Battistelli, and the European Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, Michel Barnier, is not ... In fact, Mr. Battistelli made clear earlier this year that there will be …

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Zulässigkeit von Disclaimern auf ursprünglich offenbarte Gegenstände - G2/10
Zulässigkeit von Disclaimern auf ursprünglich offenbarte Gegenstände - G2/10

patentanwalt.cc | 5. September 2011 — Die jüngste Entscheidung der Großen Beschwerdekammer des Europäischen Patentamts G2/10 (vorerst nur in englischer Sprache vorliegend) erging am 30. August 2011 und beschäftigt sich mit der Zulässigkeit von Disclaimern. Disclaimer sind negative technische Merkmale. Beispielsweise kann in einer Paten…

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Case Law of the EPO Boards of Appeal on Patentability of Computer-related Inventions: An Overview
Case Law of the EPO Boards of Appeal on Patentability of Computer-related Inventions: An Overview

Visae Patentes | 9. August 2011 — In a new article titled "EPO Case Law on Patentability of Software Inventions ... “Patentability of Computer implemented inventions at the EPO” held by Mr. Dai Rees – Chairman of an EPO appeal board and member of the Enlarged Board of ... 2010 (cf. Special edition 1/2011 of EPO Office Journal,…

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EPO Strenghens Third Party Observations in EPO Proceedings

Visae Patentes | 6. August 2011 — ... fees for presenting such observations. [...] The EPO has decided to facilitate and ... the Bar" project. Therefore, the EPO has implemented a pilot scheme, ... proceedings are pending before the EPO. Observations should be filed in an official language of the EPO (EN, FR, DE…

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Status of Amazon’s Controversial One-Click Patent in Europe and Elsewhere

Visae Patentes | 6. August 2011 — ... focus, however, lies on the four parallel EP applications filed, especially on EP 0 927 945 A2 and EP 1 134 680 A1 which both went through appeal proceedings and nicely illustrate the EPO's approach towards examining software-related inventions. As a conclusion, it again appears that the Eur…

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BGH Webseitenanzeige: German Federal Court of Justice raises requirements for software-related inventions to overcome exclusion from patent protection

KandidatenWiki | 15. Juli 2011 — ... the German approach differs from that of the EPO. Read the article as originally published at the ... of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO): The EPO regards the “first hurdle” of a ... technical problem are taken into account (cf. OJ EPO 11/2007, 594). By contrast, the Germa…

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German Federal Court of Justice raises requirements for software-related inventions to overcome exclusion from patent protection

KandidatenWiki | 15. Juli 2011 — ... the German approach differs from that of the EPO. Read the article as originally published at the ... of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO): The EPO regards the “first hurdle” of a ... technical problem are taken into account (cf. OJ EPO 11/2007, 594). By contrast, the Germ…

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German Federal Court of Justice raises requirements for software-related inventions to overcome exclusion from patent protection

KandidatenWiki | 15. Juli 2011 — ... the German approach differs from that of the EPO. Read the article as originally published at the ... of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO): The EPO regards the “first hurdle” of a ... technical problem are taken into account (cf. OJ EPO 11/2007, 594). By contrast, the Germ…

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