We welcome a new European Patent Attorney>

On 19 February 2010, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued the decision G 2/08 (“Dosage regime”) concerning the possible restrictions on the patentability of second and further medical uses. Read more about the background for the decision here >

On 17 February 2010, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued the decision G 1/07 (“Method for treatment by surgery”) concerning the ban on patenting methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery >

If you have disclosed your invention, by publication or otherwise, and first thereafter realise you want to file a patent application, some countries give you a grace period to make such filing without the disclosure damaging patentability of your invention >

The European Patent Office will on 1 April 2010 introduce a 2-year time limit for the filing of divisional applications by amending Rule 36(1) EPC>

Today, Plougmann & vingtoft went live with the IPR management tool, IP Online, which gives our clients the opportunity to manage their IPR in a simple way.

On 19 February 2010, the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued the decision G 2/08 (“Dosage regime”) concerning the possible restrictions on the patentability of second and further medical uses>

On 1 March the Frenchman Mr Benoît Battistelli was elected the new President of the EPO>

The world’s five major patent offices have launched a new website to provide information about their common projects >

The COP15 Conference in Copenhagen has started a growing interest in the clean energy technologies sector. Especially the role of patents in the development and transfer of clean energy technologies to address climate change has been hotly debated in the lead-up to the 15th COP15 Conference>

Friday 4 December the EU Council agreed on a general approach to the draft Regulation on the EU Patent (community patent). This is a turning-point after 20 years of negotiations.

The result of the Great Place to Work 2009 Survey has been published today, and this year Plougmann & Vingtoft ranked 27 of a total of 130 participating companies.

After having worked for Plougmann & Vingtoft for more than 20 years, senior partner Henry Søgaard has chosen to retire

We welcome four new employees at various locations at Plougmann & Vingtoft

Plougmann & Vingtoft now has new neighbours in Munich. From September 7 2009, the Secretariat of the European Patent Institute is situated on the floor above us.

Plougmann & Vingtoft's contribution to EPO's Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management

Reduced fees for trademark registration in the EU taking effect on 1 May 2009

European Patent Office introduced time limits for the filing of divisional applications by amending Rule 36(1) EPC

Changed Danish attitude towards the grant of SPC

EPO’s Administrative Council decided to implement a number of amendments to the rules of the European Patent Convention (EPC)

EPC News

Important changes to EPC rules and fees enter into force 1 April 2009

Obituary for our former employee Inge Liborius

Plougmann & Vingtoft enters into cooperation with Savic Patentanwälte

Plougmann & Vingtoft welcomes five new talented employees

EPO reaches the 2-millionth patent application milestone

New developments in stem cell patenting

Plougmann & Vingtoft in the spotlight of World Intellectual Property Review

Engineers, technologists and physicists with an interest in Intellectual Property and a head for business wanted

Plougmann & Vingtoft ranked among the largest IP firms in Europe

Computer program patent practice under scrutiny at EPO

London Agreement: Implementation into National Law in Germany

New European Patent Attorneys at Plougmann & Vingtoft

Plougmann & Vingtoft appoints eight new partners

New partnership increases the focus on IPR commercialisation: Plougmann & Vingtoft A/S acquires 50% share in TTO A/S

Deltapatents´ EQE preparation courses are coming to Copenhagen

Fake invoices in circulation

Plougmann & Vingtoft invited speaker at a conference on trade with knowledge

Mikael Tranekær Christensen appointed new head of Technology & Software at Plougmann & Vingtoft

Court invalidates USPTO’s rules

Plougmann & Vingtoft welcomes seven new talented scientists

Anne Schouboe appointed Danish representative in the European Patent Institute

Peter Horn Møller appointed Assistant Lecturer

Practical consequences of the London Agreement

London Agreement to enter into force 1 May