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The EPO announced today that it will be testing Zoom as a platform for "oral proceedings involving multiple opponents and/or requiring simultaneous interpretation".
The EPO announced today that it will be testing Zoom as
a platform for “oral proceedings involving multiple opponents
and/or requiring simultaneous interpretation”. Up until now,
the EPO has been using Skype as the platform for video conference
oral proceedings. However, a limitation of Skype is that it does
not allow for multiple distinct audio channels, which would be
necessary for cases where simultaneous interpretation is required.
By contrast, Zoom does allow for simultaneous interpretation to be
provided on distinct audio channels.
While it remains the case that EPO opposition oral proceedings
can only proceed by video conference with the consent of all
parties, the introduction of Zoom as a platform means that nearly
all oppositions are now eligible for video conference oral
proceedings.
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