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  • We hope to see you at the Space Tech Expo — California — 2nd–3rd June 2025

    Josh Miller will be attending this event. If you would like to meet with Josh Miller please email, JMiller@withersrogers.com  

  • How Skilled is ChatGPT?

    16 May 2025

    Recently, the European Patent Office (EPO) in case T1193/23 concluded that ChatGPT is not a skilled person. This may be unsurprising to followers AI and patent news -, after all, the well-reported 2023 UK Supreme Court DABUS case found that an AI cannot be an inventor because it is not a person. However, the ‘skilled […]

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  • We look forward to meeting you at Meet the Buyer — Birmingham — 4th June 2025

    Callum Wardle will be attending this event. If you would like to meet with Callum please email, cwardle@withersrogers.com.

  • We are attending the Knowledge Exchange UK Conference — Birmingham — 3rd–4th June 2025

    Simon Bradbury, Ailis Shuttleworth and Sheri Chin will be attending this event. If you would like to meet with Simon, Ailis or Sheri please email, sbradbury@withersrogers.com, ashuttleworth@withersrogers.com or schin@withersrogers.com.

  • Lowering the bar for novelty of sub-ranges

    15 May 2025

    The test for novelty at the European Patent Office (EPO) is centred around the so called “gold standard” whereby a prior art disclosure anticipates a claim if it directly and unambiguously discloses all of the claimed features in combination. However, over the years, a requirement has developed from the case law for evaluating whether a […]

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  • The G1/24 Referral: What to Expect and Why It Matters

    8 May 2025

    The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) is set to decide on the referral G1/24 from appeal case T439/22. The central issue is whether the description and figures should be utilised to interpret the claims when evaluating patentability. While the referral is primarily concerned with post-grant opposition proceedings, it may […]

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  • EPO Announces Pilot Program for AI-Assisted Minutes of Oral Proceedings

    6 May 2025

    The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced a pilot program aimed at enhancing the preparation of minutes of oral proceedings held via videoconference (VC) through the integration of AI transcription tools. Starting in May 2025 and running until the end of the year, selected examining division and opposition division oral proceedings will take part in […]

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