Cooperative Patent Classification System Launched
Cooperative patent classification a common classification system initiated jointly by USPTO and EPO will start from January 2013. Cooperative Patent Classification...
Read MoreApplicant’s Authorization to USPTO Before Furnishing Unpublished Search Results to EPO
According to the recent EPO Amendment (Amended Rule 141(1) EPC), all applications filed with EPO on or after January 1, 2011, if claims a priority, the Search results...
Read MoreTrilateral office’s Common Citation Document (CCD)
Inventors or innovator companies file patent applications in multiple Patent Offices around the world simultaneously in order to protect their invention and launch...
Read MoreEPO with Google for Patent Translation
The EPO and Google have signed a MoU on November 30, 2010 for translating patent documents. According to the agreement, the EPO will be utilizing Google’s machine...
Read MoreCommon hybrid patent classification Initiative by USPTO and EPO
The USPTO and EPO are beginning to venture into developing a common hybrid patent classification system in order to improve the efficiency of the examination process...
Read MoreLearning IP with EPO
European Patent Office (EPO) in its endeavour of enhancing information accessible to the public about EPO has initiated activities involving training and education...
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