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E-Pat - Législation Brevet
A reliable resource of worldwide patent
law
Trusted by IP Professionals
What are the filing requirements for a
Patent in Eastern European countries?
What are the annuities in Japan?
In which Asian countries may a plant patent be granted?
When does the official opposition period begin in each Madrid
jurisdiction?
Must you record a license in South Africa? If so, how?
Do registrations in the U.S.A. cover other jurisdictions?
Which ones?
Are prior use rights applied in Brazil?
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Description
E-Pat®
is an online information source on worldwide patent law. Covering
over 180 dependent and independent jurisdictions, it is the
most complete and up-to-date, one-stop source available today. |
Target Customers
E-Pat® is a useful
and effective tool for lawyers, engineers and administration
personnel responsible for the filing and monitoring of patent
dossiers on an international level. |
Main Features
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in your favourites or track your history. |
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How to use E-Pat®
Go to www.edital.com , click on the icon for E-Pat®,
login using your user name and password (provided by Edital®
upon subscription), select your countries, then chapter
and corresponding questions, display the short answers in
lists or more in-depth information in Short or Full View |
How
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SEARCH BY ONE QUESTION IN ONE COUNTRY
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answers in clear listings
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subject
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the texts
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for making comparisons
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are organised into 35 Chapters covering the following topics: |
APPLICATION
01. Unpatentable
inventions
02. Claim Categories
03. The Applicant/Agent
04. Requirements
for obtaining a valid filing date
05. Requirements/documents
for filing an application
06. Presentation of the application documents
07. Priority
PUBLICATION, EXAMINATION & REGISTRATION
08. Formal examination by the Office
09. Novelty search by the office
10. Publication
11. Substantive examination by the office
12. Novelty
13. Prior use rights
14. Amendments - Corrections
15. Grant - Validation
16. Opposition - Observation
17. Appeals Against Decisions of the Office |
LONG-TERM
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
18. Working/Enforcement
of the patent right
19. Duration and renewal of maintenance fees
20. Assignments
21. Documents required to record an assignment
22. Licences
23. Change of name or Legal Status
24. Change of address
MISCELLANEOUS
25. Availability
of protections for inventions
26. Special types of protections for inventions
27. Supplementary
Protection Certificates
28. Revocation (nullity
action) before the court
29. Marking of goods
under the protection of a patent (application)
30. Fees
31. Restoration
32. Additional Information
TREATIES, LAWS AND REGULATIONS
33. Former, Current
and New Law(s) and Regulation(s)
34. Ratified Conventions
35. Patent Cooperation Treaty
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