Patents: lessons from an appeal on opposition (part 1/2)
The Paris Court of Appeal ruled on 4 July 2025 on an appeal against a decision of the French...
on 10 March 2026
Category Archives: Analyses
European Union: Regulation (EU) No 2025/2645 on compulsory licensing has entered into force
by François-Adrien CHAGNOLLAUD, on 17 February 2026
Inventive Step and Sufficiency of Disclosure: the UPC Court of Appeal Establishes Its Own Doctrine
On 25 November 2025, two landmark decisions were issued by the UPC Court of Appeal, laying the foundations of...
by Anne RIVIÈRE, on 10 February 2026
First Applications of the Enlarged Board of Appeal Decision G1/24
The decision G1/24 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) could mark a turning...
by Aurélien BARETY, on 13 January 2026
When Lighting Is Not Enough
In this case, the holder of a garden pavilion design equipped with a string of lights saw its registered...
by Laurence BONTRON, on 17 December 2025
GOOGLE OPPOSES THE USE OF ITS NAME FOR AUTONOMOUS CARS
In this case, Google LLC sued the companies Google Car and Kwantum Participations for infringement of its well‑known trademark...
by Gilles ESCUDIER, on 09 December 2025