Client attorney privilege

Client attorney privilege for european patent attorneys in Denmark

28 February, 2018, the Minister for Justice proposed a change to the Administration of Justice Act. If the Danish parliament votes in favour of the change, it will change the level of confidentiality in the correspondence between European Patent Attorneys and their clients. At...

Firm of the Year 2018 in the category Denmark Patent Prosecution

Inspicos is pleased to announce that they have been awarded “Firm of the Year 2018”, in the category Denmark Patent Prosecution by renowned international industry journal Managing Intellectual Property. Each year Managing Intellectual Property obtain information from law firms, IP agencies and individual practitioners...

EPO Enlarged Board confirms old disclaimer practice

Jakob Pade Frederiksen reports. The EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) recently issued its long-awaited decision G 1/16 relating to undisclosed disclaimers. The decision lays down under which circumstances the introduction during prosecution of a patent application before the EPO of a disclaimer not...

Can patents for medical devices be extended via Supplementary Protection Certificates?

Ulla Klinge reports. For more than 20 years an EU-based system has been in place extending the effective patent life for patents for medicinal products and for plant protection products via a so-called Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC). The system was put in place in...

“Prosecution powerhouse Inspicos blazes a trail in oppositions, appeals and contentious support”

Inspicos has been highly acclaimed in the 2017 edition of IAM’s Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners. As in previous years, Inspicos has been ranked as a highly recommended firm. On the basis of market surveys, the following testimonial is provided by...

Ranking results 2017

As in previous years, Inspicos has been ranked as a highly recommended firm in the 2017 edition of IAM’s Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners. On the basis of market surveys, the following testimonial is provided by IAM’s editors: Prosecution powerhouse Inspicos...