by Dr. Dirk Bröcher | Oct 1, 2025 | IP News
Open as PDF Extension and validation system before the EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) INTRODUCTION The EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE has a number of agreements with other countries (referred to as “extension states” or “validation states”). Under these agreements, the European...
by Dr. Dirk Bröcher | Sep 14, 2025 | IP News
Open as PDF Acceleration of a regional European patent application based on an International PCT application Shorten the European phase by 12 months by choosing the EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE (EPO) as your INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITY (ISA) The first option is to...
by Dr. Dirk Bröcher | Mar 14, 2024 | IP News
Open as PDF Recent developments at the European Patent Office 1. Fees at the EPO The Administrative Council agreed on several important fee changes coming into force on 1 April 2024: The European Patent Office will increase most official fees by around 4 %. However,...
by Dr. Dirk Bröcher | Mar 23, 2022 | Events
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