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Filing Requirements European Patent Office

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Putting the Pedal to the Metal at the EPO

It should come as no surprise that the home of the Bundesautobahn has multiple mechanisms to speed up patent prosecution. And since the average pendency of a European application is approximately four years[i], patentees will...more

Mintz - Trademark & Copyright Viewpoints

EPO Changes Rules for Filing Divisional Applications

The EPO’s Administrative Council has decided to reverse the changes made in 2010 to the rules for filing divisional applications. These changes introduced a 24-month time limit within which divisional applications had to be...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

News from Abroad: EPO Proposal Would Remove Time Limit for Divisional Filing

Our August 2013 News item: "EPO divisional deadline U-turn in the offing..." seems prescient. We now learn that the EPO has made formal proposals to remove the current two-year time limit for filing divisionals. ...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Inovia Releases 2013 Report on Global Patent Trends

Patent services provider inovia announced the release of its 2013 report on global patent and IP trends today. In compiling the report, inovia, which produces products for PCT national phase entry, European patent...more

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