Table of Contents
I Introduction
- Cover 1 | 2019
- Table of Contents
- Editorial, M. Névant
- News from the Presidium, T. Tangena
- Updates on epi Information, M. Nollen
- Increased flexibility in the timing of the examination process
II Patent practice
Regular contributionsArticles/Confernence Reports
- Some thoughts after the conference on the New Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal, D. Thomas
- Emerging Technologies and the EPO, L. Bosotti
- Artificial Intelligence – A new challenge for technology and law? - Report about the Karlsruhe Institute of Technologies (KIT) annual symposium “Karlsruher Dialog Technik und Recht“ in December 2018, J. Schmid
- National Laws on the Patentability of Plants (update 25 January 2019)
III Case Law
Contributions from epi Members and other contributions- Assessment of Assertions of Synergy as a Basis for Inventive Step in Compositions Comprising Mixtures, F. de Corte, K. Ward
- Monoclonal Antibodies and Sequence Identity: what’s the EPO’s practice? N. Marro, B. Boudeau
- FICPI Position on Patent Law Harmonisation, M. Caine, J. Collin, P. Mendes da Costa, J. Modin
- Patenting Emerging Computing Technologies before the EPO – 20 Decisions You Should Have Heard Of, M. M. Fischer
IV Calendar of Forthcoming Educational Events
V Committee Reports
VI General Information
- Contact Data of Legal and Unitary Patent Divisio
- Next Board and Council meetings
- Next deadline for epi Information
- Cover Art: Axel Remde
- Imprint
- Council Members 2017-2020
- Board Members
- Presidium
- Internal Auditors
- Disciplinary Committee
- By-Laws Committee
- Editorial Committee
- epi-Finances Committee
- EPO Finances Committee
- Online Communication Committee
- Harmonisation Committee
- Committee on Biotechnological Invention
- Professional Conduct Committee
- European Patent Practice Committee
- Professional Education Committee (PEC)
- Litigation Committee
- Electoral Committee
- Nominations Committee
- epi Studentship Admissions Committee
- Standing Advisory Committee before the EPO (SACEPO)