EPC and PCT-EPO Guidelines 2022

Fikri Mülkiyet Hukuku

The European Patent Office (“EPO”) has concluded its public user consultation (3 February to 15 April) on the 2022 edition of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office and the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority. Over 120 comments on the EPO's Guidelines 2022 were received from 48 users, including representatives of user associations.

The Guidelines for Examination in the EPO cover the entire patent grant procedure in eight parts: Formalities Examination (Part A), Search (Part B), Procedural Aspects of Substantive Examination (Part C), Opposition and Limitation/Revocation Procedures (Part D), General Procedural Matters (Part E), the European Patent Application (Part F), Patentability (Part G) and Amendments and Corrections (Part H).

Users are reminded that feedback on the Guidelines can still be submitted at any time of the year by email to patentlaw@epo.org (for the EPC Guidelines) or international_pct_affairs@epo.org (for the PCT-EPO Guidelines).

You can reach further information here.

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Zumbul Attorneys at Law

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