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Recent news
New EPO prior art disclosure requirements from 1 January 2011
As a consequence of the amendments to the European Patent Convention brought about by the implementation of EPC 2000 in 2007, the EPO has been entitled under Rule 141 EPC to invite applicants to provide details of prior art cited in national or regional patent proceedings concerning an invention to which the European application relates... Read more.
Time Limits for filing divisional applications at the European Patent Office
New regulations concerning the time limit for filing divisional applications came into force on 1 April 2010, although a grace period of six months applied to applications pending at that time if the time limit under the new system had already expired... Read more.
UKIPO “clarifies” Trade Mark Opposition time limits
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) issued a Tribunal Practice Notice (4/2010) on 30 September 2010 to clarify the calculation of the date by which an opposition must be filed under section 38(2) of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (as amended)... Read more.
