With the recent Decision of the President of the European Patent Office (EPO) dated 10 November 2020, which applies to all oral proceedings before opposition divisions scheduled to take place on or after 4 January, 2021, oral proceedings before opposition divisions will be held by videoconference unless there are “serious reasons” against holding the oral proceedings by videoconference. READ MORE
Reminder Regarding Unauthorized Practice Before the
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in Patent Matters
Conduct of a registered patent lawyer is regulated by both the ethics statutes, rules, and regulations of the state in which the lawyer is admitted to practice law, as well as by the ethics rules of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. This situation provides a good reminder of the scope of the Office’s requirement that only duly authorized patent lawyers and agents may “practice before the Office.” READ MORE
