Oppositions
Oppositions, appeals and access to justice at the EPO post-lockdown
Appleyard Lees partners and patent attorneys Bobby Smithson, Jennifer Delaney and Howard Read lead a discussion on
The legality of videoconference oral proceedings – outcome of G1/21
The EPO’s highest judicial body, the EBoA, has today released its “order” on the legality of videoconference oral proceedings.
British Steel case study
Successful defense of a monopoly, ensuring further proceedings were withdrawn. Our client, British Steel, is
Weir Minerals case study
Successful defense of a monopoly for a multinational manufacturer of mining equipment. Our client, WEIR
SNC Fibers case study
Successful revocation of a patent on behalf of a South African manufacturer of nanofiber products.
Oppositions by a straw person
In European patent oppositions, the term “straw person”, is used to describe a person, natural or legal, who files an opposition against a patent on behalf of a third party, with the third party, the real opponent, remaining anonymous throughout the proceedings.
