Two Insights: October 2023
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This month in Two Insights, we bring to your attention some?significant changes from the EPO with the end of the '10 day rule' and a decision on priority claiming, our patent attorney Coreena Brinck shares some key points from her recent presentation at the FICPI 21st Open Forum on the topic of 'Enforcing patents at sea' and our trade mark attorney Rachel Havard gives an insight into the exciting project that has recently taken up much of her spare time outside of work.
EPO ends '10 day rule'
The EPO '10 day rule' on letter delivery ends on 1st November 2023.
From 1st November 2023, all documents (decisions, summonses, notices and communications) sent by the EPO will be deemed to be delivered on the date given on the document. All time limits for any document dated on or after 1st November 2023 will be calculated from the date on the document – NOT 10 days later.
Read more here.
Enforcing patents in EU coastal waters
Two IP patent attorney Coreena Brinck recently spoke at the FICPI 21st Open Forum on the topic of ‘Enforcing patents at sea’.
In our latest article, Coreena B. shares some key points from her presentation, looking at how protection for shipping technology in EU coastal waters has been strengthened by the introduction of the Unitary Patent (UP).
Read Coreena’s article here.
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Priority Claiming: changes from the EPO
The European Patent Office Enlarged Board of Appeal has recently handed down a joint decision on two cases that could make challenging the right to claim priority much harder at the EPO, with a similar effect possible on priority claim challenges at the Unified Patent Court for proceedings involving EP patents and unitary patents obtained via the EPO.
Read our latest article here.
Life's about the journey, not the destination
There aren’t many people who can say that alongside their day job that they love, they have enjoyed being Executive Producer of a micro-budget independent feature film!
But Two IP trade mark attorney Rachel Havard certainly can! All Roads Lead to Home has been selected for screening at the Birmingham Film Festival in November and to learn more about Rachel's involvement in its production, read our article here.
Two Tunes #20
We present to you a Two Tunes Halloween special from DJ Two - turn up the volume and dance as if your life depended upon it (or just hide behind the sofa, your choice).
Listen to the playlist here.