Webinar on EPO practice: G 2/21 and Inventive Step – Reliance on a Purported Technical Effect

In G 2/21, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office found that an applicant or proprietor may rely upon a technical effect for inventive step if the skilled person, having the common general knowledge in mind, and based on the application as originally filed, would derive said effect as being encompassed by the technical teaching and embodied by the same originally disclosed invention.

The decision has attracted considerable attention, not only because of its direct relevance to how inventive step is assessed at the EPO, but also because of the uncertainty around how its principles should be applied in practice.

Whether you are filing patent applications at the EPO, or you are representing clients with European portfolios, G 2/21 is an important decision to be aware of, particularly for those operating in chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.

This on-demand webinar begins with a short background to G 2/21 before turning to the case law that has developed to date. We will look at how the Boards of Appeal have applied G 2/21 in the context of reliance on a purported technical effect for inventive step.

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