13 April 2021PatentsAlex Baldwin

EPO BoA report shows successful 2020, despite COVID impact

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Patent Office’s (EPO) Board of Appeals saw a successful 2020, offsetting the impact of the pandemic with decreases to its case backlog and pendency time for cases, according to the Annual Report 2020 of the Boards of Appeal.

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