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The Guidelines for Examination at the EPO have been significantly revised with the updated version due to come into force on 1st November 2018.
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The Guidelines for Examination at the EPO have been
significantly revised with the updated version due to come into
force on 1st November 2018. The revisions relate to Computer
Implemented Inventions, Inventive Step assessment in Opposition,
Unity and more.
While, as the name suggests, the Guidelines do not provide
binding precedence for the EPO, they do set out the day-to-day
practice to be adopted by examiners. Familiarity with the
Guidelines is important for a European Patent Attorney: the
Guidelines are the best tool we have for understanding how an
examiner is likely to approach an issue and an argument solidly
based on their content is unlikely to be dismissed.
In a series of articles, we examine the changes, and how
these may impact practice.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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