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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.
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The EPO has announced that it is once again extending
the use of video conference for opposition division oral
proceedings. The current measures, whereby all opposition division
oral proceedings take place by video conference, were due to expire
on 31 May 2022. We understand that this announcement means that no
opposition division oral proceedings will take place in-person
until after 31 December 2022.
These measures do not apply to the Boards of Appeal, who
continue to conduct both in person oral proceedings and video
conference oral proceedings, on a case by case basis.
For more information on video conference oral proceedings at the
EPO, see our briefing here.
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