by evansfox | Oct 22, 2012
When you select your international search authority and international preliminary examination authority, it is important to understand what subject matter each office is competent to search and examine. For example, the EPO will not research or give an opinion on...
by evansfox | Oct 22, 2012
Afghanistan Iran (Islamic Republic of) Samoa Andorra Iraq Saudi Arabia Argentina Jamaica Solomon Islands Bahamas Jordan Somalia Bangladesh Kiribati South Sudan Bhutan Kuwait Suriname Bolivia Lebanon Timor-Leste Burundi Maldives Tonga Cambodia Marshall Islands Tuvalu...
by evansfox | Oct 22, 2012
AP ARIPO Patent EA Eurasian Patent OA OAPI Patent (regional patent only) BW Botswana AM Armenia BF Burkina Fasco GH Ghana AZ Azerbaijan BJ Benin GM Gambia BY Belarus CF Central African Republic KE Kenya KG Kyrgyzstan CG Congo LR ...
by evansfox | Oct 22, 2012
AE United Arab Emirates IN India NZ New Zealand AG Antigua and Barbuda JP Japan OM Oman *AL Albania KM Union of the Comoros PA Panama AO Angola KN Saint Kitts and Nevis PE Peru AU Australia KP Democratic People’s republic of Korea PG ...
by evansfox | Oct 22, 2012
ARIPO African Regional Industrial Property Organization DO Designated Office under the PCT (Chapter I) EAPO Eurasian Patent Office EO Elected Office under the PCT (Chapter II) EPO European Patent Office IB International Bureau (of the World Intellectual...
by evansfox | Oct 19, 2012
A provisional patent application expires 12 months after the filing date. As this deadline approaches, the applicant must decide what to do with the application. The options available depend on what happened before and after filing. One of the most critical factors is...
