Procedural patent prosecution law USPTO compared to EPO; Overview
I. Overview about the practical implications of patent prosecution procedural law differences between United States and European patent applications Download PDF 2. Search and Examination 3. Continuing patent applications 4. Appeal options 5...
Posted September 9, 2017
Search and examination at the USPTO and the EPO
II. Search and examination options at the USPTO and the EPO Download PDF 1. Overview procedure USPTO and EPO 3. Continuing patent applications 4. Appeal options 5. Acceleration 6. Quick reference guide II. Search and Examination Both the USPTO...
Posted September 9, 2017
Continuing patent application at the USPTO and the EPO
III. Continuing patent application options at the USPTO and the EPO Download PDF 1. Overview procedure USPTO and EPO 2. Search and Examination 4. Appeal options 5. Acceleration 6. Quick reference guide III-A. Continuing patent application at...
Posted September 9, 2017
Appeals at the USPTO and EPO
IV. Options and effects of Appeals at the USPTO and EPO Download PDF 1. Overview procedure USPTO and EPO 2. Search and Examination 3. Continuing patent applications 5. Acceleration 6. Quick reference guide IV. Appeal options at the USPTO and...
Posted September 9, 2017
Acceleration of patent prosecution at the USPTO and EPO
V. Timing and effects of acceleration options for patent prosecution at the USPTO and EPO Download PDF 1. Overview procedure USPTO and EPO 2. Search and Examination 3. Continuing patent applications 4. Appeal options 6. Quick reference guide...
Posted September 9, 2017
Quick reference guide proceedings USPTO and EPO
VI. Quick reference guide to proceedings comparison between USPTO and EPO Download PDF 1. Overview procedure USPTO and EPO 2. Search and Examination 3. Continuing patent applications 4. Appeal options 5. Acceleration i) Proceedings Search...
Posted September 9, 2017
Broadening claims at the EPO
Download Article PDF Definition of broadening claims Broadening claims is generally understood as removing a claim limitation, regardless of whether other claim limitations are added if such added claim limitations are not fully encompassed by...
Posted April 15, 2017
PCT and EPO Search Fees; Unity of Invention (Part 1)
Download Article PDF Part 2 discussing remedies on search limitations What is a Search in the context of patent prosecution? Searches are conducted by Patent Offices searching for “prior art” that is relevant for the allowability of a patent...
Posted March 15, 2017
PCT and EPO Search Fees; Unity of Invention (Part 2)
Remedies that may fix search limitations Download Article PDF Part 1 discussing search limitation scenarios After Part 1 on “PCT and EPO Search Fees; Unity of Invention” discussed the scenarios that may result in a limited search...
Posted March 15, 2017
Validly Claiming Priority Rights under the Paris Convention
Paris Convention priority rights Introduction The earliest version of the “Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property”, typically in short just referred to as the “Paris Convention”, goes back to 1883 and received its last...
Posted February 8, 2017
Unitary Patent: UK ratifying
The United Kingdom continues with ratification preparations of the Unified Patent Court agreement of the Unitary Patent System A major breakthrough for enacting the unitary patent protection system was achieved on November 28, 2016 by an...
Posted November 30, 2016
Paralegal Webinar International IP
It is a great honor to have received an invitation from the HalfMoon Education, Inc. to be the presenter of a webinar titled “International Patent Practice for Paralegals” on January 27, 2016. This webinar encompasses two 90 minute time slots...
Posted November 19, 2016
