DIFFICULT EPO ACTIONS · 2017. 3. 9. · Rule 161(2) and 162 • These forms are for PCT (EP)...
Transcript of DIFFICULT EPO ACTIONS · 2017. 3. 9. · Rule 161(2) and 162 • These forms are for PCT (EP)...
DIFFICULT EPO ACTIONS TO DOCKET
uithe ReliabilityofyourIPDatayourIPDataIntegrity:
HowtoRuintheReliabilityofyourIPData
DifficultEPODocketingItems
•Presentersandpanelists:o AnnMcCrackin,President,BlackHillsIP,LLCo KristiWheeler,ForeignFilingParalegal,Schwegman,Lundberg&Woessner,P.A.
Topics
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§ EPConventionFiling§ PartialEPOSearchReportandExtendedEPOSearchReport
§ Rule164-- Form1507US,1507N,1507W§ InvitationtoProceed/ReportsESRPublicationDate
§ Rule70- Form1081,1082and1083
§ PCTEPFiling§ RespondtoObjectionsinWrittenOpinion
§ Rule161(2)and162– Forms1226AA,1226BBand1226CC§ SupplementalEPSearchReport
§ Rule70- Form1224
§ Publicationforms§ EPOcountriesissuingnewnumbersongrant
EPConventionFiling
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SearchReport(form1507)
• Thereare3typeso PartialEPOsearch
• Form1507US• CanbeissuedforanEPorPCT(EP)• Applicantisinformedonlysomeclaimshavebeensearchedandoneormore
furthersearchfeescanbepaid• Deadline2monthsfromnotification(10dayruleapplies)• AForm1507Nwillfollowifadditionalfeespaidorifnot.
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SearchReport(form1507)
• anextended ESR– form1507N• AnopinionoftheexaminerisincludedandaRule70letterwillfollow
• anESR– 1507W• Noopinionoftheexaminerisincludedandanexamreport(Article94(3)letter)or
aRule71(3)allowancewillfollow.• IssuedonlyifyourequestPACEand/orwaivetheRule70communication.
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SearchReport(form1507)
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Rule70- Form1081,1082and1083• TheseformsareissuedforEPapplications.• The1081formisacombinedreportingofthe
publicationdateoftheESRwhichsetstheexamfeedeadlineandthedeadlineforpayingthedesignationfeesandrespondingtotheESRopinion
• The1082formisforwhentheexamfeewaspaidearliere.g.onfiling.TheforminvitestheapplicanttoconfirmthattheapplicationistocontinueandrespondtotheESRopinion.Adesignationfeereminderisincludedincasenotalreadypaid.
• DEADLINEIS6MONTHSFROMTHEPUBLICATIONDATE– NO10DAYSADDEDTODEADLINE
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Rule70- Form1081,1082and1083
• The1083formisforwhentheexamfeewaspaidearliere.g.onfilingandwhenaresponsehasalreadybeenfiledtothesearchopinion.Theformsimplyinformstheapplicantofthepublicationdateofthesearch.Adesignationfeereminderisincludedincasenotalreadypaid.
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Form1081
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PCTEPFiling
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PCTEPFILINGcont.
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Rule161(2)and162
• TheseformsareforPCT(EP)applications• EPOForm1226AAisissuediftherehasbeenanegativeopinion
bytheEPOintheISRandnoamendmentsorcommentshavebeenfiledonregionalphaseentry.Aresponsetothisformwithin6monthsismandatory(i.e.orelsetheapplicationisdeemedwithdrawn)andyourattentionisdrawntothisontheform.
• (Rule161(1))
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Rule161(2)and162
• EPOForm1226BBisissuediftherehasbeenanegativeopinionbytheEPOintheISRandamendmentsorcommentshavebeenfiledonregionalphaseentry.Aresponsetothisformwithin6monthsisvoluntary(i.e.theapplicationisNOTwithdrawnifyoudonotresponse).Thisisindicatedbythewording“youmaycomment….”.
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Rule161(2)and162
• EPOForm1226CCisissuedinothercases(e.g.non-EPOISA,orpositiveISRopinion).Aresponsetothisformwithin6 monthsisvoluntary(i.e.theapplicationisNOTwithdrawnifyoudonotresponse).
• Rule161(2)– responsetosearchopinion+Rule162– claimsfees• Notethecommunicationshavetwoindependentdeadlinesthatmustbecompliedwithintheresponse:Rule161(2)andRule162• DEADLINEISFROMTHEDATEOFNOTIFICATION-10DAYRULEAPPLIES
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Rule161(2)and162
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Rule70- Form1224
• ThisformisissuedtoPCT(EP)applicationsaftersupplementaryESR
• 6monthmandatorydeadlinefromthedateofnotification(10dayruleapplies)
• MustconfirmtheapplicationistoproceedandrespondtothesupplementaryESRopinion
• Notethecommunicationhastwoindependentdeadlinesthatmustbecompliedwithintheresponse:Rule70(1)andRule70a(2)• DEADLINEISFROMTHEDATEOFNOTIFICATION-10DAYRULEAPPLIES
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Rule70- Form1224
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EPOPublication
• Form1133– PublicationofanEP• Form1203– PublicationofthetranslationofaPCT(EP)• Form1219– PublicationofonlythebibliographicdataforaPCT(EP)
– notranslationofthePCTrequired
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Countriesthatissuenew#forEPOgrantedpatents
• Germany• Spain• Austria• Italy
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