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EPO Enlarged Board Decision Confirms Commercially Available Products Are Prior Art
A recent European Patent Office Enlarged Board of Appeal decision G1/23 has clarified that commercially available products form part of the state of the art irrespective of whether the skilled person is able to reproducibly manufacture them. For thirty or so years, the leading authority on whether a product has been made available to the ...
Continue readingWe are delighted to announce that Dr Peter Marchand has joined the Partnership and are looking forward to him helping us build and grow the firm for the future. Pete joined Williams Powell in July 2024 having previously worked at another private practice firm. Pete specialises in mechanical and chemical technologies, and obtained a Master's degree ...
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