Around the IP Blogs!
Snuggled in its cosy duvets, IPKat has been busy browsing the web. Here’s the latest and greatest from IP blogland last week: interviews and case analysis from both sides of the pond. Indulge yourselves in the autumn delights Kat friends! Hibernation in progress Patents IPWatchdog has interviewed Roberta Romano-Götsch, the chief operating officer of Mobility and Mechatronics at the European Patent Office (EPO). Ms. Romano-Götsch has responsibility for leading 1,600 patent examiners, managers and administrative staff members in Munich and The Hague. In addition to leading Mobility and Mechatronics, she is also chair of the EPO’s Operational Quality Committee. The interview dealt with such issues as the new technology areas at the EPO, autonomous driving, engineering education, examiner training, and what quality means to the EPO. Kluwer Patent Blog considers the issue of the date when a claim for patent infringement becomes “time-barred”. The traditional position adopted by the courts...