Carpmaels in Conversation: State of the Art Patents Updates - Description amendments and unsearched subject-matter

Welcome to Carpmaels in Conversation: The podcast that brings you the latest thinking in intellectual property law.

In our latest episode, Partner and host Daniel Wise together with Associates Kat Langford and Natasha Christian discuss:

T1989/18 - Is this the end of description amendments at the EPO?: A review of the Board of Appeal’s conclusion in T1989/18 that there is no legal basis for the requirement to amend the description into conformity with the claims.    

Rule 137(5) EPC and the search for meaning in unsearched subject-matter: A review of recent decisions relating to the rejection of claim amendments for including unsearched subject-matter.