The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees

14. Patent disputes and the challenges presented by the latest EPO guidance changes

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Updated Examination Guidelines published by the EPO in March 2021 include stricter requirements for making a patent description consistent with amended claims. Patent attorneys Bobby Smithson and Andy McKinlay discuss the knock-on effect this new approach may have in subsequent patent disputes.

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