The extensive digitalisation of everyday activities is happening in a way that makes it harder to distinguish different fields of technologies from each other, fusing physical world with digital and biological features. This transformation is now described as 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). Through studying patent applications, it is possible to observe and comment about the influential technologies that drive the 4IR.
Many entrepreneurs, and even established companies, are surprised to hear that they have (or could secure) intellectual property (IP). What IP do you have in your business?
This weekend see's 50 years of Pride in London as the parade celebrates it's jubilee year and to mark the occasion we took the opportunity to speak to HR Manager, Lucy Gabb and Renewals Administrator, Liam Harkus about their experiences of being gay in the workplace.
Breaking EPO News - Decision G 2/19 - oral hearings of the Boards of Appeal can take place in Haar, and third parties cannot appeal clarity of claims during examination procedure.
In one of the fastest ever decisions on a referral, the EPO's Enlarged Board of Appeal yesterday (18 July 2019) found in case G 2/19 that (EPO brief communication; Google translation):
"A third party within the meaning of Article 115 EPC, who has appealed against the decision to grant a European patent, has no right to be heard by a Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office orally over its request to remove allegedly indistinct claims (Article 84 EPC) of the European patent to re-enter the examination procedure. Such a complaint does not have suspensive effect.
Wynne-Jones IP, has welcomed two experienced IP specialists to its patent and trade mark teams as it continues to grow its two offices in London and Cardiff. Yvonne Onomor joins Wynne-Jones in London as Senior Trade Mark & Design Attorney; Xuesong Yang joins the firm’s Cardiff office as Chinese Patent Attorney.