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Philipp Reichl

Philipp Reichl

  • European and German Patent and Trademark Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“My task is to optimize the process of building a company’s IP portfolio so that it can get the foothold it needs in the industry to secure its future.”
Saskia van Doorn

Saskia van Doorn

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“IP is the driving force behind R&D.”
Jennifer Ebner von Eschenbach

Jennifer Ebner von Eschenbach

  • European Patent Attorney
“Investing that little extra time and effort in IP at the right moment makes your technology go further.”
Lydia Schenk

Lydia Schenk

  • Dutch Patent Attorney
“A good patent description can act as a catalyst for innovation.”
Gijs de Iongh

Gijs de Iongh

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“The best inventions are often obvious, in retrospect.”
Sara Calitz

Sara Calitz

  • European Patent Attorney
“An adequate patent protection can help safeguard your invention and catalyse your business success.”
Rutger Timmer

Rutger Timmer

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Finding the essence of the invention and expanding its context maximizes the intellectual property value.”
Huub Maas

Huub Maas

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“The best scope of protection evolves from a close cooperation and mutual understanding between the client and the patent attorney.”
Sjoerd Postma

Sjoerd Postma

  • European and Dutch Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
“Having ideas worthy of protection is not restricted to big companies or geniuses like Einstein. Anyone can be an inventor!”
Raquel Alvarez

Raquel Alvarez

“Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it (Benjamin Franklin)”

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Column: Can you patent something illegal?

Can an invention whose manufacture, sale or use is illegal still qualify for patent protection? It is a question that surprises many people, because the answer is less straightforward than you might expect. Under European patent law, illegality does not automatically preclude an invention from being patentable.

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G 1/25: the description must be adapted only where an inconsistency leads to non-compliance with the EPC

In G 1/25 (Enlarged Board of Appeal, 3 September 2026), the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) decided whether, and on what legal basis, the description must be adapted when the claims are amended. The decision resolves a long-standing divergence in the case law of the Boards of Appeal and builds directly on G 1/24. The Enlarged Board chose a middle course: adaptation is required only where an inconsistency between the amended claims and the description leads to non-compliance with a requirement of the EPC.

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UPC clarifies lack of entitlement as a ground for revocation under Article 138(1)(e) EPC 

In UPC_CFI_523/2025, Wittenstein SE v Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the Court of First Instance, Central Division (Section Munich), decided on 2 September 2026 how lack of entitlement may operate as a ground for revocation under Article 138(1)(e) EPC. The Court held that it is not sufficient for a claimant to establish rights to only part of the patented subject-matter: revocation on this ground requires proof that the registered proprietor has no rights to the patent.

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