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. Acceleration 6. Quick reference guide I. Overview The following blog series compares procedural patent prosecution options between the USPTO and the EPO.

Posted September 11, 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 and the EPO conduct search and examination during the patent prosecution. These searches are conducted

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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 the USPTO A wide variety of continuing patent application options exists at the USPTO, including Continuation Applications,

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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 EPO In many cases, filing an appeal is not the most economical solution compared

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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 V-A. Acceleration options at the USPTO In general, prosecution speed is moderate to a high at the

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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 and Examination USPTO: Search and examination is combined and performed by one Examiner, resulting in more flexibility on amending the claims

Posted September 11, 2017