INVITATION

THE INVENTOR

”By the way, who do we name as inventors?” If you handle invention disclosures or patent filings you have probably asked – or been asked – this question many times, maybe in a round-table discussion with researchers and project managers. However, is there always...

Inspicos has been named Firm of the Year 2019 – having also won the prestigious award in 2018

The back-to-back success marks the third time that Inspicos has been named Firm of the Year in the category Denmark Patent Prosecution by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP). The awards for Europe, Middle East and Africa were presented at a gala ceremony in London on...

EPO Appeal Board exercises its judicial independence

The below article tells the story of how the Administrative Council of the EPO, following political pressure from the EU Commission adopted a rule change in 2017 which in subsequent proceedings pertaining to the EPO’s refusal of a European patent application was held to...

Qualcomm has achieved an injunction against Apple’s sales of iPhones 7, 8 and X in Germany

Jakob Pade Frederiksen reports. In two parallel decisions of 20 December 2018 –case Nos. 7 O 10495/17 and 7 O 10494/17 – the regional Court in Munich has granted an junction against Apple’s sales of products in Germany which fall within the terms of...

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...

We welcome two new employees in Aarhus

We proudly announce that we have hired a European Patent Attorney and an attorney trainee for the physics/electronics team at our office in Aarhus. Martin Lorentzen is a European Patent Attorney with 10 years of experience in the IP profession. Martin’s experience includes counselling...