公布 Art. 93 审查 Art. 94
驳回 Art. 97(2)
检索 Art. 92 授权 Art. 97(1)
加快程序
Examination of an application – Main phases
• 1. Examination on filing Art. 90(1) and Art. 90(2) – Date of filing (indication, contact information, description/reference)
• 2. Examination on formal requirements Art. 90(3) – Languages – Request – Designation of inventor – Declaration of priority – Representation
• In most cases the EPO will invite the applicant to correct deficiencies
12 M 18 M
PCT
ISR+WO
22 M
Chapter II?
30 M
STOP
EP US …C N
EP
1a OA 1a reply
US C…N
Grant
SE GB
PL …
R 71(3)
Validatio Opposition
瑞典等
优先权 公开
12个 18个
EPO会邀请申请人补正缺陷
3. 对实质性事项的审查Art. 94(3)
Drawing up the European search report Art. 92
• Extended European search report (EESR)
– ESR and opinion
• Plurality of independent claims
• 3. Examination on substantive matters Art. 94(3)
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申请的审查——主要阶段
1. 对提交的审查Art. 90(1) and Art. 90(2) 申请日(指示, 联系信息, 说明书/对比文件)
2. 形式要求的审查 Art. 90(3)
语言 请求 指定发明人 优先权声明 代理
• Incomplete search – partial or no search
• Lack of unity
• Publication of search report
– Triggers request for examination 9
– Designation fees
欧洲检索报告的起草Art. 92
©2012
© 2002
细则62a——包含多个独立权利要求的申请
• 在每一种类的多项独立权利要求仅当它们指向相互关联的产品、产品 或器械的不同的用途、或特定问题的可替换方案而不适于采用单个权 利要求时才被允许
• 不满足这一要求的申请将会被检索部反对，即，在实质审查之前
• 检索只会以每一类的第一项独立权利要求做出——欧专局将会发出缴 纳附加检索费的邀请，可以异议
月
月
PCT
国际检索 报告+国际 公布
22个 月
第二章?
30个 月
停止
欧洲 美国
…中国
欧洲
美国 中国
…
1a 审查 1a 答复 意见
授权
R 71(3)
生效
批准
瑞典 英国 波兰 …
异议
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Procedure with the EPO – direct EP filing
Filing Art. 75/78/80
扩展的欧洲检索报告(EESR) 检索报告(ESR)+审查意见
多个独立权利要求
未完成的检索——部分检索或无检索
缺乏单一性
检索报告的公开
请求实审的触发点 指定费
R 62a – Applications containing a plurality of independent claims
• Multiple independent claims in each category are allowed if they are directed to inter-related products, different uses of a product or apparatus or alternative solutions to a particular problem when a single claim is not appropriate.
Incomplete or partial search (Rules 63, 64)
• Meaningful search impossible (Rule 63):
• An application not fulfilling this requirement will be objected to by the Search Division, i.e. before the start of substantive examination.
• Search will be carried out on the basis of the first independent claim in each category – EPO will issue invitation to pay further search fees, may be done under protest.
Formalities Art. 90
Search Art. 92 Publication Art. 93 Examination Art. 94
Refusal Art. 97(2)
Grant Art. 97(1)
PACE
在欧专局的流程——直接申请
提交 Art. 75/78/80
形式审查 Art. 90
EPC – Processing of an application
• Anders Hansson • Sofia Zander-Jakobsson
欧洲专利公约下的申请流程
安德思.汉森 索菲亚 赞得-雅各布逊
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National Filing CN/SE/ etc.
Priority Publication