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European patents

Cabinet Chaillot represents applicants before the European Patent Office for filing European patents and their prosecution, for filing oppositions against EP granted patents. We give you here the main steps of the prosecution, the elements required for filing a European patent or for the entry into EP phase of a PCT application, the validation requirements after the granting since the London Agreement...


Filing a European Patent


Particulars for filing a direct EP Application


Euro-PCT phase


The granting of a European patent


Opposition in the European patent procedure


Extension and designation states


Prior art searches in the patent field


Recordal of a change before the EPO


Annual fees


Infringement


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11-2011

The London Agreement came into force in Finland

After being ratified by the Finnish Parliament on March 4, 2011, the London Agreement came into force in Finland on November 1st, 2011.



03-2011

European and Community Patent Courts : Negative Opinion of the CJEU

The CJEU has issued, on 8 march 2011, a negative Opinion 1/09 regarding the project of creation of a european and community patent courts.

This project of international...



01-2011

Disclosure of Information relating to prior art for European patents required as from 01/01/2011

New Rules 70b and 141 EPC entered into force on 01/01/2011, and concern all European patent applications filed as from 01/01/2011, whether it concerns direct European...



10-2010

The end of the « Swiss-type » claims: G 2/08 decision

The “Swiss-type” claims relate to “the use of a substance or composition X for the manufacture of a medicament for therapeutic application Z”. This particular redaction...



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