Download or read book Proceedings Before the European Patent Office written by Marcus O. Müller and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this acclaimed and widely-used book has been thoroughly updated in light of, among others, the revised Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal, which entered into force in January 2020. It provides the first detailed understanding of these new rules and their influence on opposition and appeal proceedings. Dealing with all stages of proceedings before the European Patent Office, this book provides fresh insight into how best to act at each stage to successfully complete a case in opposition and appeal, detailing how opposition divisions and boards of appeal approach the cases before them.