EPO Chief Weighs In On Top Board Patent Claim Referral

By Alex Baldwin ( February 4, 2026, 6:24 PM GMT) -- Patent descriptions must be adapted in opposition proceedings if amendments introduced mid-opposition result in "inconsistencies," the president of the European Patent Office said in a letter weighing in on the latest issue presented to the office's top authority....

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