J A Kemp is a leading firm of European Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys. We combine independent thinking with collective excellence in all that we do.
The technical and legal knowledge that we apply to the protection of our clients’ patents is outstanding in its breadth and depth. With around 100 science and technology graduates in the firm, including 50 PhDs, no area of science or technology is outside our scope. Our Patent Attorneys have collective in-depth expertise in patent law and procedure in every country of the world.
The team of professionals who advise our clients on trade mark and design matters have backgrounds in major international law firms and hold qualifications as Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorneys, Solicitors and European Trade Mark Professional Representatives. Dedicated to this specialist area of intellectual property protection, the team has the expertise and resources to protect trade marks and designs in any market worldwide.
As reported here, a referral has been made to the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning the legality of holding oral proceedings by video conference without the consent of the parties.
As reported
here, a referral has been made to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
concerning the legality of holding oral proceedings by video
conference without the consent of the parties. The case is now
proceeding before the Enlarged Board of Appeal as G1/21, and a
hearing has been scheduled to take place on 28 May 2021 by video
conference. The parties and the President of the EPO have been
invited to file observations by 27 April 2021.
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