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Laine IP Oy’s clients’ had a strong year in 2020 in obtaining patents

We are pleased to announce that our firm was the representative of record for our clients on: 134 granted European (EPO) patents; 77 issued US patents; and 73 granted Finnish patents in 2020.

News | 22.1.2021

Update | Oral proceedings at the EPO

In November we published a brief article about EPO’s new practices relating to oral proceedings. Some changes came into effect with the new year, namely with respect to Boards of Appeal and hearing of witnesses.

News | 20.1.2021

Season’s Greetings

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

News | 18.12.2020

The could-would method as part of the problem-solution approach

When discussing the could-would method, what is meant is usually an alternative method for determining whether a new solution is inventive, to be used instead of the European problem-solution approach. This could-would determination is, however, possible to utilize also as part of the problem-solution approach.

News | 14.12.2020

Difficulties in the determination of the objective technical problem

Defining the objective technical problem is probably the most important part of the problem-solution approach, which is commonly used particularly in Europe to determine whether a new invention has inventive step.

News | 7.12.2020

Optitune and Merck sign Agreement on Foldable OLED Displays

Our client Optitune Oy has signed an important distribution agreement with the German company Merck to bring functional hard coatings for foldable OLED Displays to the market.

News | 4.12.2020

Person skilled in the art

“A person of average skill in the art” is a well-known term in the field of patenting. This term is used to define an imaginary person, whose level of knowledge is utilized in comparisons in different contexts, to define the common level of knowledge in a specific technical field.

News | 30.11.2020

The problem-solution approach in determining inventive step

In order to be inventive, an invention should not be obvious to a person skilled in the art. The term “obvious” is, in turn, typically defined by evaluating whether a particular development is to be seen as a part of the expected progress of the relevant technology, or whether it could be considered unexpected.

News | 23.11.2020

Oral proceedings at the EPO

Since April 2020 all oral proceedings in examination have been held, and will continue to be held, by videoconference unless the applicant provides serious reasons why the proceedings should be held at the EPO premises.

News | 19.11.2020

Laine IP Oy – IP also in Swedish

We are happy to announce the launching of our webpages in Swedish. Please check the pages for useful information not only on our company but also on IP rights, based a series of articles prepared by our experts.

News | 6.11.2020