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EPO rejects narrow read of patent claims in landmark case

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Published on: 25 June 2025
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Law360, London: The top appeals board at the European Patent Office (EPO) has ruled that examiners must always look at the description and drawings when interpreting patents, ditching the approach of assessing a patent's claims in isolation.

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