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BREAKING: Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal on claim interpretation confirmed (G1/24)

Imminent EBA referral confirmed on the question of using the description to interpret the claims (T 0439/22)

First substantive decision of the UPC Court of Appeal overturns preliminary injunction in NanoString v 10x Genomics (UPC_CoA_335/2023)

Deletion of claim-like clauses: Board of Appeal finds legal basis for adaptation of the description from "the EPC as a whole" (T 0438/22)

UPC Munich Local Division takes a novel approach to claim interpretation (SES vs Hanshow, UPC-CFI-292/2023)

Will we have a referral on using the description for claim interpretation or is the Board of Appeal jumping the gun? (T 439/22)

Can amending the description to summarize the prior art add matter to the patent application as filed? (T 0471/20)

Swiss Supreme Court weighs in on K = Na

An improved Improver? UK Supreme Court moves towards a UK Doctrine of Equivalents in Lilly pemetrexed battle