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Patents in France
Case file overview
Let’s dive right in: in this guide, we will explore how to obtain a patent in…
Patent Grant Procedure
Filing an Application
Persons Eligible to File an Application
Filing Location and Methods
Obtaining a Filing Date
Exigences liées au dépôt
Some Specific Filings
Divisional Applications
Provisional Application
National Defense and Authorization
Prior Art Search
Publication and Provisional Protection
Examination of the Application and Grant of a Patent
Cross-cutting issues
Priority
Third-party observations
Unity of Invention
Procedural Rules
Error Corrections
Official Fees
Expedited Procedure
Deadline Calculation
Payment of Annual Official Fees
Restoration of Rights Despite a Lapse
Continuation of Proceedings
Restoration Appeal
Patentability Requirements
Concept of Invention
Industrial Application
Exclusions from Patentability
Novelty
Inventive Step
Sufficiency of Disclosure and Drafting Rules
Claims and Clarity
Extension Beyond the Content as Filed
Extension of Protection After Grant
Opposition
Appeal for Annulment
Administrative Appeal
Limitation and Disclaimer
Assignment, modification and establishment of rights
MA Marketing Authorization and SPCs
Employee Inventions
Replacement of a French patent by a European patent
Conditions for the Validity of a Patent
Enforcement of One's Rights
Types of Infringement
Infringement Acts
Proof of Infringement
Infringement Action
Infringement action and standard-essential patent
Action for declaration of non-infringement
Patent invalidity action and invalidity defense
Customs detention
Arbitration
Preliminary Injunction
Focus on the Extraterritoriality of Litigation
National Patent Register and Public Inspection
Professional Secrecy of IP Representatives
Patents in Europe
Case file overview
The patent mechanisms in Europe are quite complex and need to be explained to be properly…
EPC Contracting States
Grant Procedure
Filing a European patent application
Place of Filing
Methods for Filing an Application
Persons Entitled to File an Application
Obtaining a Filing Date
Filing Requirements
Some Special Filings
Divisional Applications
Patents filed by an 'unauthorized' person
Prior Art Search
Publication and Provisional Protection
Examen de la demande et délivrance d’un brevet
Cross-cutting issues
Unity of Invention and Claim Categories
Procedural Language and Official Languages
"Deemed withdrawn" vs. "refused": What are the differences for the application?
Designation of Contracting States and Extensions
Procedure Suspension
Procedural Interruption
Assignment, Amendment, and Establishment of Rights
Priority
Definition of Prior Art in Opposition Proceedings
Evidence of a Disclosure
Taking of Evidence Instructions
Links with the PCT Procedure
Receiving Office (RO)
Authority Responsible for Search or Examination (ISA, SISA, or IPEA)
Designated or elected Office
National Validation and Unitary Effect
Opposition
Recours
Limitation and Revocation
Enlarged Board of Appeal
Procedural Rules
Oral proceedings
Error Correction
Signification des décisions, citations, notifications, etc.
Time Limit Calculations
Payment of Annual Fees
Restoration of Rights
Loss of a Right
Further processing
Restitutio in integrum
Official Fees
Expedited procedure
Third-party observations
Representation and Representative
Transitional Provisions EPC 73 - EPC 2000
Patentability Requirements
Concept of Invention
Industrial Applicability
Exclusions from Patentability
Nouveauté
Inventive Step
Mixed inventions (inventive step)
Revendications, clarté et protection
Sufficiency of Disclosure and Drafting Rules
Extension Beyond the Filed Content
Extension of Protection After Grant
Conditions for the Validity of a Patent
European Patent Register and public inspection
Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Enforcement of One's Rights
PCT Applications
Case file overview
Let’s open a new file: PCT applications. The Patent Cooperation Treaty, or PCT, is an attempt…
PCT Contracting States
The international phase
Filing an International Application
The Filing Location
Methods for Filing an International Patent Application
Obtaining a Filing Date
Filing Requirements
International Search
Amendments After Receipt of the ISR (A19 PCT)
International Publication and Provisional Protection
Transmission of Copies to Designated Offices
International Preliminary Examination
Procedural Rules
Correction of Obvious Errors
Priority
Deadline Calculations
Withdrawal of the International Application or a Designation
Common Representative / Joint Representative
Change of Applicant, Representative, etc.
Filing of Letters and Documents
International file and file access
The National / Regional Phase
Brevets unitaires
Case file overview
Les brevets unitaires ne sont plus une perspective lointaine : le système est entré en vigueur le…
La construction historique
Cadre juridique
Droits conférés par un brevet unitaire
Le champ territorial du brevet unitaire
Les États membres participants
Les générations de brevets unitaires
La juridiction unifiée ou JUB
Case file overview
Introduction
Statut juridique de la JUB
Organisation de la JUB
Compétence de la JUB
Langues devant la JUB
Preuves et moyens d’obtention
Aspects procéduraux
Written Procedure
Action en contrefaçon
Action en nullité
Procédure intérimaire
Procédure orale
Décision
Injonctions et mesures correctives
Procédure de fixation des dommages
Related Rights
Case file overview
There may be a large number of related rights impacting the world of patents. Some are…
International Patent Conventions
European Union Law
Application and Sources of EU Law
European competition law applied to patents
International Mediation and Arbitration
European Convention on Human Rights
Reflections on Artificial Intelligence
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La juridiction unifiée ou JUB
Written Procedure
Written Procedure
Before the UPC, you may encounter several types of procedures, each governed by its own rules …
La juridiction unifiée ou JUB
Introduction
Statut juridique de la JUB
Organisation de la JUB
Compétence de la JUB
Langues devant la JUB
Preuves et moyens d’obtention
Aspects procéduraux
Written Procedure
Action en contrefaçon
Action en nullité
Procédure intérimaire
Procédure orale
Décision
Injonctions et mesures correctives
Procédure de fixation des dommages
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Action en contrefaçon
Vision synthétique Voici les grandes phases d'une procédure écrite de première instance pour une action en…
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Action en nullité
Vision synthétique Voici les grandes phases d'une procédure écrite de première instance pour une action en…
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