EPO EBA on description amendments; WIPO and Vestel interviews

1) Premium: EPO Enlarged Board limits mandatory description amendments in G 1/25

The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal has ruled that amended claims do not automatically require corresponding changes to the description, while reinforcing the description’s role in claim interpretation.

2) Free: Podcast: interview with WIPO’s Heike Wollgast on SEP mediation pledge, role of alternative dispute resolution in patent litigation

In our latest podcast episode, ip fray interviewed Heike Wollgast, who heads up the IP Disputes Section of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Arbitration and Mediation Center.

3) Premium (but free summary): From portfolio growth to commercial value: the next stage of Türkiye’s patent growth

Following the 31% rise in Türkiye’s domestic patent filings, we analyze the shift from portfolio growth toward commercially valuable patents, the limits on international filings, and the country’s emerging SEP capabilities with Vestel IP head Kemal Aygör.