WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW To save the trouble of filing individual national applications, there are so-called multiple applications. A multiple application is the European patent application EP. A European patent is not an EU patent! It is up to you…
Search Report / Written Opinion regarding the State of the Art Are you on the trail of an invention? You need a prior art search on your specifically described technical problem. You can also request a written opinion for your search. A written…
Content Invention disclosure searches What are employee inventions? Applications Formal requirements Who can apply for an invention disclosure search? Procedure Invention disclosure searches An invention disclosure search is a patent search that is…
Content Challenges to patents and utility models Infringements of patents and utility models Application for a declaratory decision Declaration of dependence Declaration of lack of title Entitlement to be named as the inventor Challenges to patents…
What you need to know Via the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), you can accelerate the internationalization of you application. Applicants applying for a patent at one of the participating offices qualify for the PPH-program: they can request…
Content What is a design? Application Formal Requirements Who may apply – Legal Representation? This is how you can apply: Examination/Procedure Publication/Registration Duration of Protection/Contestation Design Infringement What is a design? The…
How to file an application Filing of the application at the customer service center (during opening hours). Posting in the designated collection box (outside of opening hours). By post. By fax +43 1 534 24 535 Applications are not permitted to be…
In order to maintain property rights, annual fees must be paid regularly – please note the specific features and details of the individual property rights. You can conveniently pay the annual fee due via our Online Filing . Simply click on "Create…
What is a design? Design protection legally safeguards the appearance of an industrial product. The appearance comprises those product features that are discernible to the human eye such as color, shape, surface structure and material. Both three- as…
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