6 July 2021PatentsDouglas Drysdale and Ellie Purnell

EPO’s G1 /21 videoconf hearing ends on a cliffhanger

The second round of oral proceedings in case G1/21, held on Friday 2 July, have concluded, but European Patent Office (EPO) users and interested parties around the world will have to wait for the decision in writing to find out the result.

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