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The European Patent Office is the only body that can perform legally effective publication and registration of European patent applications and patents. It regularly issues warnings about scams by firms and individuals that invite applicants to register patents in unofficial registers or publications. [ 5 ]
Espacenet (formerly stylized as esp@cenet) [1] [2] is a free online service for searching patents and patent applications.Espacenet was developed by the European Patent Office (EPO) together with the member states of the European Patent Organisation.
The European Patent Office includes the following departments to carry out the procedures laid down in the EPC: [46] a Receiving Section, responsible for the examination on filing and the examination as to formal requirements of European patent applications; [47] Search Divisions, "responsible for drawing up European search reports"; [48]
The grant procedure before the European Patent Office (EPO) is an ex parte, administrative procedure, which includes the filing of a European patent application, [1] the examination of formalities, [2] the establishment of a search report, [3] the publication of the application, [4] its substantive examination, [5] and the grant of a patent, [6 ...
A first aspect relating to the infringement of European patents which is prescribed in the EPC is the extent of protection conferred by a European patent. Article 69(1) EPC reads: The extent of the protection conferred by a European patent or a European patent application shall be determined by the claims. Nevertheless, the description and ...
However, the extension of a European patent or patent application to these states is "not subject to the jurisdiction of the [EPO] boards of appeal." [26] As of October 2022, Bosnia and Herzegovina has an extension agreement with the EPO so that, in effect, this state can be designated in a European patent application. Several other "extension ...
The European Patent Office (EPO [notes 1]) examines European patent applications and grants European patents under the European Patent Convention.Its headquarters are located at Munich, Germany, with a branch in Rijswijk (near The Hague, Netherlands), sub-offices in Berlin, Germany, and Vienna, Austria, and a "liaison bureau" in Brussels, Belgium.
A regional patent application is one which may have effect in a range of countries. The European Patent Office (EPO) is an example of a regional patent office. The EPO grants patents which can take effect in some or all countries contracting to the European Patent Convention (EPC), following a single application process.