Oral Proceedings are on the increase, with the Germans holding sway against an increasing British challenge. IP expert Wannes Weymiens reviewed patentee and opponent nationalities in opposition procedures before the EPO during the 2017-2019 period.
Would you like to learn more about EPO Oppositions between 2017 and 2019? Patent Attorney Wannes analyse the big data behind opposition procedures before the EPO in the period from 2017 to 2019 in their "Trilogy on Oppositions".