31 May 2023FeaturesPatentsJamie Atkins and Abi Heath

Enlarged Board of Appeal tackles entitlement to priority

It is certainly an exciting time at the EPO—barely two months have passed since the long awaited “plausibility” decision ( G 2/21), and the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has just held oral proceedings to help it decide on another highly anticipated referral—this time on legal entitlement to priority ( G 1/22 and G 2/22).

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