How to get a European patent: guide for applicants
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
FOREWORD.......................................................................................................7
A.
GENERAL.....................................................................................................9
I.
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................
9
II. NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT
CONVENTION.......................................10
III. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER INTERNATIONAL
CONVENTIONS.....................................................10
IV. CHOOSING A ROUTE: NATIONAL, EUROPEAN OR
INTERNATIONAL...........................................12
LEGAL
FACTORS.................................................................................................................12
ECONOMIC
FACTORS..........................................................................................................13
V. EXTENDING/VALIDATING EUROPEAN PATENTS TO/IN NON-CONTRACTING STATES
...................
14
B. PATENTABILITY
..............................
15
I.
INVENTION......................................................................................................................15
II.
NOVELTY.........................................................................................................................16
BASIC
PRINCIPLES.............................................................................................................16
PRIOR
RIGHTS...............................;...................................................................................17
III. INVENTIVE
STEP..............................................................................................................17
C. PREPARING AND FILING A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
..........................
19
I. FORMAL
REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................................
19
ENTITLEMENT TO FILE EUROPEAN PATENT
APPLICATIONS...........................................................19
STATES FOR WHICH EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONS MAY BE
FILED.........................................19
LANGUAGES FOR EUROPEAN PATENT
APPLICATIONS...............................................................19
LANGUAGE ARRANGEMENTS TO ASSIST APPLICANTS FROM CERTAIN CONTRACTING
STATES
..............
20
ITEMS MAKING UP A EUROPEAN PATENT
APPLICATION...........................................................21
REQUEST FOR
GRANT.........................................................................................................
21
DESIGNATION OF
INVENTOR................................................................................................
21
CLAIMING
PRIORITY...........................................................................................................
22
FILING BY
REFERENCE.......................................................................................................
24
REPRESENTATION.............................................................................................................
24
II. PRESENTING YOUR
INVENTION.........................................................................................
26
DISCLOSING YOUR
INVENTION.............................................................................................
26
UNITY OF
INVENTION..............................................................
26
DRAFTING THE TECHNICAL APPLICATION
DOCUMENTS...............................................................26
DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................................
27
BIOTECHNOLOGY
APPLICATIONS...........................................................................................
28
(A) NUCLEOTIDE AND AMINO ACID SEQUENCES
....
....................................................
28
(B) DEPOSITING BIOLOGICAL MATENAL TO SUPPLEMENT THE DESCRIPTION
.......................
29
CLAIMS..........................................................................................................................
30
CLAIMS INCURRING
FEES.....................................................................................................31
DRAWINGS.......................................................................................................................31
ABSTRACT.........................................................................................................................
32
PROHIBITED
MATTER...........................................................................................................33
UNITARY CHARACTER OF EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONS AND PATENTS
...................................
33
III. FILING EUROPEAN PATENT
APPLICATIONS.........................................................................
33
WHERE AND HOW TO FILE
...................................................................................................33
DATE OF
FILING..................................................................................................................35
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT
........................................................................................
35
APPLICATIONS FILED WITH NATIONAL AUTHORITIES AND FORWARDED TO THE EPO
.........................
36
FEES.............................................................................................................................
36
FEE AMOUNTS AND PAYMENT
METHODS............................................................................
38
REFUND OF
FEES...............................................................................................................40
IV. FILING OTHER
DOCUMENTS.............................................................................................
41
WHERE AND HOW TO FILE
..................................................................................................
41
SIGNATURE......................................................................................................................41
CONFIRMATION ON
PAPER..................................................................................................
42
DATE OF
RECEIPT...............................................................................................................42
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
RECEIPT........................................................................................
42
D. THE EUROPEAN PATENT GRANT PROCEDURE
...............................................
43
I. GENERAL
SURVEY............................................................................................................43
II. PROCEDURE UP TO PUBLICATION OF THE
APPLICATION........................................................44
EXAMINATION ON
FILING....................................................................................................
44
EXAMINATION AS TO FORMAL AND OTHER
REQUIREMENTS........................................................45
EUROPEAN SEARCH
REPORT...............................................................................................
46
LACK OF UNITY OF
INVENTION..............................................................................................
47
III. PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT
APPLICATION.......................................................48
IV. EXAMINATION
PROCEDURE.............................................................................................
49
REQUEST FOR
EXAMINATION..............................................................................................
49
STAGES OF THE
PROCEDURE...............................................................................................
50
AMENDING APPLICATIONS BEFORE AND DURING EXAMINATION PROCEEDINGS
...........................
52
NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING TRANSLATIONS OF EUROPEAN PATENTS
.............................
54
V. OPPOSITION
PROCEDURE................................................................................................
54
OPPOSITION
PERIOD..........................................................................................................54
GROUNDS FOR
OPPOSITION.................................................................................................
54
FORM AND CONTENT OF THE NOTICE OF
OPPOSITION................................................................
54
EXAMINATION OF THE NOTICE OF OPPOSITION FOR
ADMISSIBILITY...............................................55
SUBSTANTIVE EXAMINATION OF THE
OPPOSITION...................................................................
55
VI. LIMITATION AND REVOCATION
PROCEDURE.......................................................................
56
VII. APPEALS
PROCEDURE......................................................................................................58
FILING AN
APPEAL............................................................................................................
58
INTERLOCUTORY
REVISION....................................................................................................
59
STAGES OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE BOARDS OF
APPEAL...................................................59
PETITION FOR
REVIEW........................................................................................................
60
VIII. DIVISIONAL
APPLICATIONS..............................................................................................
60
IX. RENEWAL
FEES...............................................................................................................61
X. GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING
PERIODS.....................................................................62
MISSED TIME
LIMITS.........................................................................................................
62
COMPLETION OF AN OMITTED
ACT........................................................................................
63
XI. HOW TO REGISTER TRANSFERS OF RIGHTS, LICENCES AND OTHER
RIGHTS...............................64
TRANSFERS OF
RIGHTS........................................................................................................
64
LICENCES AND OTHER
RIGHTS.............................................................................................
65
ANNEX I
OVERVIEW OF THE PROCEDURE FOR THE GRANT OF A EUROPEAN
PATENT......................................67
ANNEX II
NOTICE FROM THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE DATED 30 NOVEMBER 2015 CONCERNING
THE PROGRAMME FOR ACCELERATED PROSECUTION OF EUROPEAN PATENT
APPLICATIONS
( PACE )...............................................................................................................................69
A. GENERAL
REMARKS...............................................................................................
69
B.
SEARCH................................................................................................................70
C.
EXAMINATION......................................................................................................
71
D. ENTRY INTO
FORCE..................................................................................................
71
NOTICE FROM THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE DATED 30 NOVEMBER 2015 CONCERNING
WAYS TO EXPEDITE THE EUROPEAN GRANT
PROCEDURE..............................................................71
I. WAYS TO EXPEDITE THE EUROPEAN GRANT PROCEDURE IN ADDITION TO THE
PACE
PROGRAMME.............................................................................................
72
A. WAIVING THE INVITATION UNDER RULE 70(2)
EPC................................................72
B. WAIVING THE COMMUNICATION UNDER RULES 161 AND 162 EPC
........................
72
C. WAIVING A FURTHER COMMUNICATION UNDER RULE 71(3)
EPC..............................72
D. EARLY ENTRY INTO THE EUROPEAN
PHASE............................................................. 73
II. ACCELERATED PROCESSING OF OPPOSITIONS WHERE INFRINGEMENT PROCEEDINGS
HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED, AND ACCELERATED PROCESSING BEFORE THE BOARDS OF
APPEAL...............................................................................................................
73
ANNEX III
EXAMPLES OF EUROPEAN PATENT
APPLICATIONS......................................................................75
CHEMISTRY......................................................................................................................76
MECHANICS....................................................................................................................
89
COMPUTERS..................................................................................................................104
ANNEX IV
AUTHORITIES WITH WHICH EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED
.............................
123
I. EUROPEAN PATENT
OFFICE....................................................................................123
II. NATIONAL
AUTHORITIES...........................................................................................124
ANNEX V
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACTING STATES REGARDING TRANSLATIONS OF
EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATIONS
.......................................................................................
125
I. ARTICLE 65
EPC..................................................................................................125
II. REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACTING STATES
...........................................................
125
ANNEX VI
TIME
LIMITS..........................................................................................................................
127
CHARTS SHOWING TIME LIMITS TO BE MET BY
APPLICANTS....................................................127
ANNEX VII
FEES
...................................................................................................................................
131
I. FEES PROVIDED FOR IN THE EPC
..........................................................................
131
II. FURTHER INFORMATION ON FEES
.............................................................................
131
III. ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
.................................................................
131
ANNEX VIII
PATENT INFORMATION
SERVICES..............................................................................................133
FILE INSPECTION AND COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION FROM
FILES.......................................133
EUROPEAN PATENT REGISTER AND EUROPEAN PATENT
BULLETIN...........................................133
PATENT
DOCUMENTS.......................................................................................................
133
OFFICIAL JOURNAL AND GUIDELINES FOR EXAMINATION
.........................................................
134
PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES.................................................................................................134
QUESTIONS?..................................................................................................................
134
CONTACT
US...................................................................................................................
134
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