The Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application (PPA) has entered into force on 19 January 2022 following the deposit of the instrument of ratification by Austria. This event marks the start of the Provisional Application Period (PAP) and the birth of the Unified Patent...
Accelerating Patent Grants in Europe
Accelerating Patent Grants in Europe through the Patent Prosecution Highway We’re often being told that it takes too long for patents to be granted. Recently, we were asked to support a client that had received a favorable search report during the international phase of a patent filed under the Patent...
Patenting Artificial Intelligence – what do you need to disclose?
One of the challenges in filing a patent application is the level of detail of the invention in the description. Earlier this year, the European Patent Office’s Board of Appeal provided some helpful insights.