The grounds of opposition are set out in Article 100 EPC. To paraphrase, these include that the subject-matter of the European patent is not patentable under Articles 52 to 57 (novelty, inventive step ...

Proposed reforms to inventive step requirements mean stricter criteria, but will bring Australia’s law closer to that of its trading partners, says Magda Bramante of Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick The ...

“The CD did not set out any alternative methodology for assessing inventive step, but it explicitly disapproved of the ‘closest prior art’ approach and thereby implicitly rejected the ...

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This seminar brings together social scientists, lawyers and judges to explore the cognitive burden and mechanics of litigation strategies on inventive step. Inventive step standard is the corner stone ...

Article 22 of the Patent Act provides that, where an invention can be easily made by a person having ordinary skill in the art (PHOSITA) based on prior art, no invention patent shall be granted, ...

According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), ‘IP is protected in law by, for example, patents, copyright and trademarks, which enable people to earn recognition or financial ...