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The 2026 revision of the EPO Case Law Book focuses on claim interpretation after G 1/24, description amendments and selected recent decisions on added subject-matter.

In an era of powerful AI tools, patent law faces a fundamental question: when does an invention still reflect human creativity? This article explores the U.S. emphasis on substantive human inventorship and contrasts it with the formal criteria in German and European practice, highlighting strategic, evidentiary, and doctrinal tensions in AI-assisted...

In its judgment of 5 February 2026 (EUIPO v Nowhere Co. Ltd, Case C-337/22 P), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) fundamentally reshaped EU trade mark opposition practice.

The European Patent Office (EPO) has released previews of the updated Guidelines for Examination, which will officially come into force on 1 April 2026.

The European Patent Office (EPO) will release updated Guidelines for Examination, which will officially come into force on 1 April 2026.

How strictly must a two-part claim be delimited over prior art under the EPC? What are the criteria for selecting the relevant prior art?

In their amicus curiae brief on case G 1/25, Richardt Patent Attorneys explain why the EPC does not require the description to be adapted to the claims.