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4 November 2019BiotechnologySaman Javed

EPO Board of Appeal issues communication on BI CRISPR/Cas9 patent hearing

The Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) has issued new communication summarising issues that will be discussed at a hearing on whether the EPO erred in its revocation of a patent owned by the Broad Institute.

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