On May 3, 2012 oral proceedings were held at the EPO in Munich concerning the case T 1199/08 (“Cryopreservation of Sperm Cells”) resulting in a revocation of the patent by the...

In its recent decision, T 1635/09 (OJ EPO 542, 2011), Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.02 of the European Patent Office (EPO) has commented on the second medical use of a medicament...

In order to harmonize and aid in the interpretation of the requirements set out in the national patent laws of the EU member states regarding the patentability of inventions in the field of biotechnology...