On 22 September 2020, we brought together European patent filing and prosecution experts from across the IP community to discuss the why, where and how to manage EP validations, including how you could manage your EP strategy easily and more cost effectively.
We hope to see you at this year's MARQUES Annual Conference in Stockholm on 24-27 September.
With trademark attorneys uniquely placed at the cross-section of legal, product and business consulting, a broader range of skills is required to support clients and adapt to new industry trends and technologies. Little wonder this year’s MARQUES conference takes as its theme the ‘many traits of the trademark expert’, says Luke Portnow.
A ruling by the European Patent Office’s Board of Appeal has clarified the allowability of amended claims via ‘intermediate generalisation’. Martin Kohrs outlines the decision and what it means in practice.