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In patent law, a search report is a report established by a patent office, which mentions documents which may be taken into consideration in deciding whether the invention to which a patent application relates is patentable. [1] The documents mentioned in the search report usually form part of the prior art.
If, when carrying out a search, the search division considers that the application lacks unity (i.e., it doesn't meet the provisions of Article 82), a partial search report is established. [5] The EPO then requires one or more further search fees for the other identified inventions, or groups of inventions, that the search may cover. [5]
The national authority may however, as a service, choose to forward the divisional application to the EPO. If the authority does so, the divisional application is deemed to be received at the time the documents are received at the EPO. [29] The authority has, however, no obligation to do so. [30]
Under the European Patent Convention (EPC), any third party –i.e., essentially any person [notes 1] – may file observations on the patentability of an invention which is the subject of a European patent application or, after grant, subject of a European patent, [notes 2] especially to draw the attention of the European Patent Office (EPO) to some relevant prior art documents. [2]
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The European Patent Register, also known as the Register of European Patents, [1] is a public register kept by the European Patent Office (EPO). It contains legal information relating to published European patent applications and European patents granted under the European Patent Convention (EPC).
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epoline [1] is a set of web-based computer programs and services enabling applicants, patentees and their representatives to file patent applications online before the European Patent Office (EPO), as well as to monitor the status of patent applications during their prosecution and patents during an opposition.