by Daniel X. Thomas
Dear friends and colleagues,
Some of you have noticed that I have disappeared from LinkedIn. This is correct.
The LinkedIn chapter is closed for me. I will not dwell on it as it would not bring matters forward.
All along I received a lot of suggestions to start my own blog.
As part of our updating process, we regular monitor the WIPO and EPO websites. See below for the most important PCT-related changes that we are currently aware of. The changes of 1 Jul 22 will be included in the Sept. 2022 edition of PCT.App.
The main themes in 2022 are the “big bang” change to the ST.26 standard for sequence listings, the adoption of more electronic communication, and improved safeguards for online systems.
No. 3 is an attempt to provide some directional ideas to consider when deciding whether to opt-out or stay within competence of the UPC for national bundle patents. Of course, this question implies to speculate about a not yet implemented court, but merely declaring it as complicated or unpredictable would be a too simple excuse.
From the promoting side, you can hear stories that the judges will be experienced, originate from all over Europe, and be trained to apply carefully drafted rules in harmonized manner. Sounds quite much to be realistic at the same time. I will try to draw a slightly different scenario (without pretending that it is the only one possible).
