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UPDATE: New proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal: “G2/24 – Skin cleanser”

On the issue of the potential continuation of EPO appeal proceedings by an intervener the questions for referral on which we already reported

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New referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal – continuation of the appeal by intervener – T1286/23

In the opposition appeal proceedings “T1286/23”, which we had already reported on “

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Equivalent infringement in different European jurisdictions

As part of our regular internal legal seminars, Dr. Wilhelm Eger held a talk on current developments in infringement under the doctrine of equivalency in various European lega...

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Implementation of the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe and the Intellectual Property Action Plan – Part 3

In addition to the pharmaceutical strategy for Europe[1], the European Commission adopted a new action plan for intellectual prop...

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Implementation of the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe and the Intellectual Property Action Plan – Part 2

In addition to the Pharmaceutical strategy for Europe[1], the European Commission adopted a new Action Plan for Intellectual Prop...

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Implementation of the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe and the Intellectual Property Action Plan – Part 1

Back in November 2020, the European Commission proposed a new Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe which aims at ensuring the quality and safety of medicines while strengthening...

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