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Background: who may act as “agent” in the PCT international phase Under PCT Rule 90.1(a), a...

Facts Applicant missed a 2-month time limit set by the examining division to adapt the...

Core framework: Art. 83 EPC and the “skilled person” Article 83 EPC requires that the...

Facts DE-S filed by Susanne on 20 September 2024 (Germany).EP-W filed by Walter on 22 September...

Applicable law Article 108 EPC: notice of appeal must be filed within two months of notification...

Facts recap DE-C (German utility model application) filed Dec 2023, directed to solution of X in...

Legal framework A European divisional application is governed primarily by Article 76(1) EPC....

Facts EP-Z was filed on 15 September 2022. The question asks about: when the third-year renewal...

Background Mention of grant: 03 December 2024.Opposition period: 9 months → ends 03 September...

Facts Parent EP-X filed: 23 May 2022 (first filing).Divisional EP-Y filed: 26 June 2025....

Background The mention of grant was published on 10 December 2024. The patent has two...

Facts Proprietor P receives an OD communication under Art. 101(1) EPC, dated 15 January 2024,...

Legal framework Mr. Brown plans to disclose invention X-1 publicly on 16 September 2025 (press...

Facts OD communication under Art. 101(1) EPC dated 15.01.2024, giving 4 months to file...

Legal Evaluation of Each Statement Facts EP-Z was filed on 8 April 2023 as a first filing....

Legal Evaluation of Each Statement Antonia (Argentinian national, living in Argentina) wants to...

Legal Evaluation of Each Statement PCT-1 was filed in Japanese and, on entry into the European...

Legal Evaluation of Each Statement EP-A filed: 15 September 2025Priority claimed from IT-A filed...

Legal Evaluation of Each Statement EP-F was filed in May 2023. Only Philippe was designated as...

Legal Evaluation of Each Statement The applicant receives on 07 March 2025 two invitations (both...