IP Quick Tip: Double patenting in Europe

30/11/2022 2 min
IP Quick Tip: Double patenting in Europe

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Episode Synopsis

With the upcoming Unified Patent Court, it is time to revisit strategy on double patenting.
To what exactly does the EPO's ban on double patenting apply? How can applicants still seek two claim sets for one invention? And why should they? How will the UPC impact law on double patenting in the national jurisdictions?
In our latest IP Quick Tip, our patent attorney Tobias Kaufmann answers these questions for you.