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Alert: EPO: Plants and Plant Materials Not Patentable if Exclusively Obtained by Essentially Biological Process

A recent opinion issued by the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) has established that plants and plant materials are not patentable if they are exclusively obtained by means of an essentially...more

Alert: EPO Extends Most Deadlines in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

The European Patent Office has announced that it will be extending some deadlines to 17 April 2020, and that this date may be further extended. The extension will apply to periods expiring on or after 15 March 2020....more

Alert: European Patent Office Informally Announces Intended Extension

The European Patent Office (EPO) has informally announced that it intends to extend all time limits to 17 April 2020 and that this date may be further extended. At this stage, it appears likely that this extension will apply...more

Alert: The EPO’s Approach to the Patentability of Plant-Related Inventions

Last month, the European Patent Office (EPO) issued the much anticipated Written Decision associated with case T1063/18. We have previously written about this case in our alert "EPO May Return to Patenting Plants Obtained by...more

Alert: EPO May Return to Patenting Plants Obtained by an Essentially Biological Process

On December 5, 2018, a Technical Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) announced that a recently introduced rule, which prohibits the grant of patents in respect of plants or animals exclusively obtained by...more

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