Start-up, SME: how to finance your patents with the Pass PI?
A start-up that owns a patent is at least three times more likely to succeed +
EPO celebrates the 50th anniversary of the EPC
The European Patent Convention (EPC) was signed in Munich on October 5, 1973 and entered +
Early request for Unitary Patent possible from January 1st, 2023
The European Patent with unitary effect (“Unified Patent”) will be introduced soon. The final missing +
EPO abolishes 10 day “delivery grace period”
1. Under the current EPC system, letters from the EPO are deemed to be delivered to +
National measures accompanying the implementation of the unitary patent
It is expected that the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) will enter into force in spring 2023. +
Systematic top-up search for earlier national rights by the EPO
The EPO will conduct additional searches to determine earlier national rights and further determine their prima facie relevance starting +
EPO welcomes Montenegro as new member state
Montenegro accomplished the final step towards acceding to the European Patent Convention on July 15, 2022, and will thus +
EPO survey on grace period
1. The European Patent Office published recently the result of a survey regarding a grace period for novelty. The EPC +
EPO publishes second edition of the Unitary Patent Guide
Background It is expected that the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) will enter into force end of +
Record Filings at the European Patent Office in 2021
Despite the pandemic filings of European patent applications increased again. 188 600 patent applications were received by European Patent +