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European patent – Examination procedure (Part 2)

Submitted by European Patent... on Mon, 2021-07-19 15:58

According to Rule 71 and other regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR)

(4)

If the European patent application in the text intended for grant comprises more than fifteen claims, the Examining Division shall invite the applicant to pay claims fees in respect of the sixteenth and each subsequent claim within four months unless the said fees have already been paid.

European patent - Examination procedure (Part 1)

Submitted by European Patent... on Sun, 2021-07-04 10:26

According to Rule 71 and other regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR)

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In any communication regarding examination of the European patent application, the Examining Division shall, where appropriate, invite the applicant to correct any deficiencies noted and to amend the description, claims and drawings within a period to be specified.

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Any such communication, shall contain a reasoned statement covering, where appropriate, all the grounds against the grant of the European patent.

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European patent - Request for examination

Submitted by European Patent... on Sun, 2021-06-27 10:25

According to Rule 70 and other regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR)

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The applicant may request examination of the European patent application up to six months after the date on which the European Patent Bulletin mentions the publication of the European search report. The request may not be withdrawn. 

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European patent -Form of the publication of European patent applications and European search reports

Submitted by European Patent... on Sun, 2021-06-20 11:04

According to Rule 68 and other regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR) ,

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European patent - definitive content of the abstract

Submitted by European Patent... on Sun, 2021-06-13 15:04

According to Rule 66 and other regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR) ,

The abstract shall serve the purpose of technical information only; it may not be taken into account for any other purpose, in particular for interpreting the scope of the protection sought or applying

Upon drawing up the European search report, the European Patent Office shall determine the definitive content of the abstract and  transmit it to the applicant together with the search report. 

 

European patent - Transmittal of the European search report

Submitted by European Patent... on Sun, 2021-06-06 12:51

According to Rule 65 and other regulations of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR) ,


The European Patent Office shall, in accordance with the Implementing Regulations, draw up and publish a European search report in respect of the European patent application on the basis of the claims, with due regard to the description and any drawings.
 

Immediately after it has been drawn up, the European search report shall be transmitted to the applicant together with copies of any cited documents. 

 

European patent - European search report where the invention lacks unity

Submitted by European Patent... on Sat, 2021-05-29 12:55

According to Rule 64 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR),

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European patent - Incomplete search

Submitted by European Patent... on Sun, 2021-05-23 12:00

According to Rule 63 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR),

 

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If the European Patent Office  (EPO) considers that the European patent application fails to such an extent to comply with thie EPC  that it is impossible to carry out a meaningful search regarding the state of the art on the basis of all or some of the subject-matter claimed, it shall invite the applicant to file, within a period of two months, a statement indicating the subject-matter to be searched. 

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European patent - Applications containing a plurality of independent claims

Submitted by European Patent... on Sun, 2021-05-16 23:35

According to Rule 62a of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR),

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European patent – Bank transfer functionality

Submitted by European Patent... on Tue, 2021-05-11 23:39

As of 14 December 2020 the EPO has added a new functionality to the payment service aimed for facilitating payments by bank transfer.

 

These improvements are an important step towards the goal of providing users with a central service for making and facilitating fee payments, covering all payment methods permitted by the EPO, claiming refunds and managing deposit accounts. The EPO will inform users sufficiently in advance before the final implementation of this central payment service.

Procedure for preparing payments by bank transfer

 

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