The new Guidelines for Examination in the EPO entered into force on 1 March 2022. The Guidelines for Examination set out the practice and procedure to be followed in the…
After a European patent has been granted, third parties may challenge said grant with the aim of revoking it or maintaining it in a more limited amended form with respect…
UPDATE: December, 5th 2022 Since the 1970’s the EU member states have aimed towards the creation of a single patent that covers all the member states. Below we will see…
According to the latest data published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in 2020 the Chinese Patent Office was the office that received the most patent applications in the…
Ana María de Lucas, Dr in Biology (PhD) and technical advisor for ABG IP’s Department of Biotechnology & Life Sciences, lectured on “Protecting innovation in Biotechnology” at a seminar for…
Both Japan and South Korea are countries with a long track record in Industrial Property. Not surprisingly, they have significant scientific and technological potential that has enabled them to develop…
Choosing the perfect time to file a patent application often poses a dilemma for inventors. On one hand, the novelty requirement prompts applicants to file the invention as soon as…
Tenth anniversary. Turning point. In a single decade, ABG Patents had expanded its professional team, sector specialty and national presence. It was even starting to be recognised internationally. These were,…
This year the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis. What is asymmetric organocatalysis? Nature is full of…
Today few people seem to question the importance of investing in science and innovation. This concept is not only obvious to economists from European institutions or scientists and inventors from…
Double patenting refers to a situation in which an applicant tries to obtain two or more separate patents in the same territory for the same invention. In certain circumstances, the filing of several…
The Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine has just published its annual rankings. Once again, from ABG Intellectual Property we are pleased to announce the great recognition received by the prestigious…
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