Life sciences & biotechnology

G2/21 – Plausibility

A new EPO referral to the enlarged BoA will determine whether post-filed data can be used to support inventive step and plausibility.

Plant varieties post Brexit: how to protect your variety in the UK

Brexit has changed the way intellectual property rights are sought and protected, in many ways. Pre-Brexit, anyone seeking to protect plant varieties in the UK and/or EU member states made a single application to the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO); however, as of 1 January 2021, this is no longer possible.