Polymers EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal holds oral proceedings for referral G 1/23The Board heard all parties but did not provide any new insights on the points it considers important for its deliberationsRead More 13Mar2025 Carpmaels engages with EPO consultation on Rules of Procedure of Boards of AppealThe EPO is proposing revisions to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal, but the changes could place undue time pressure on partiesRead More 19Sep2023 G 2/21 (ʺplausibilityʺ): update on recent eventsWhat has happened since the questions were referred?Read More 04Aug2022 Patenting polymers – EPO practice regarding molecular weightThe European Patent Office (EPO) takes a strict approach to the examination of the clarity of molecular weight parameters in claims, which should be taken into account when drafting patent applications in this fieldRead More 14Jul2020 Type Firm News Insights PodcastsServiceProtectDealDisputeSectorHealthcare+Energy+Life SciencesChemistryMaterialsEngineeringTechCreativeArchive2025JulyJuneAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2024DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2023DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2022DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2021DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2020DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2019DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2018DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2017DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2016DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2015DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2014DecemberNovemberOctoberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchFebruaryJanuary2013DecemberNovemberOctoberSeptemberAugustJulyJuneMayAprilMarchJanuary2012NovemberJulyJuneMayAprilFebruaryJanuary