Available: Visser's Annotated European Patent Convention 2024 Edition
The 2024 edition of this preeminent work – the only regularly updated authoritative article-by-article commentary in English on the European Patent Convention (EPC), its implementing regulations, and associated case law provides the complete text of the law annotated with commentary and expert guidance on the interpretation of each paragraph. Since its first edition in 1994 it has provided the European patent community with the necessary insights to practice successfully before the European Patent Office (EPO). The EPO recommends the Visser’s Annotated European Patent Convention as the first resource in its list of non-EPO/WIPO literature to be used for the preparation of the European qualifying examination.
In addition to a thorough updating of developments, new material in the 2024 edition includes the following:
- Amendments to the Implementing Regulations that come into force on 01.04.2024, and comments on them.
- Amended EPO Guidelines that entered into force on 01.03.2024
- Recent decisions of the boards of appeal
The 2024 edition is suitable for candidates preparing for the EQE 2025 (new foundation paper F and main examination under the current EQE regulation).
The Visser Team
Kaisa Suominen
Editor
European Patent Attorney Kaisa Suominen joined a Finnish private practice firm after her graduation and has since mainly worked in private practice, including five years as managing director. She is currently working at Laine IP.
Peter de Lange
Peter is a European and Dutch patent attorney. Peter graduated in chemistry and in law and completed an internship with the Boards of Appeal during his studies.
Andrew Rudge
After 5 years of working for Pfizer as a medicinal chemist, Andrew joined the patent department and qualified as a European Patent Attorney and Chartered Patent Attorney (UK). His practice is focused on EPO prosecution and opposition work in the pharmaceutical field.
Nina Ferara
Nina Ferara works as an in-house patent attorney at Porsche in Germany. She trained and qualified as a European Patent Attorney in private practice - at a boutique patent law firm in Munich, where she worked on inventions related to software, robotics, and medtech, among others.
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