Format:
1 Online-Ressource
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digital
Edition:
Twelfth Edition
ISBN:
9783452304483
Content:
How to answer legal questions, draft legal opinions and pass Paper D of the European Qualifying Examination. The D-Book has been prepared with the intention of offering advice and support for candidates preparing for and sitting the legal papers of the European Qualifying Examination (EQE) and Pre-examination. Part A offers general advice on how the legal papers should be approached and should be used in conjunction with attempts at past papers in order to develop strategy and tactics before sitting the exam itself. A certain number of key legal principles are explained in Part A, all the decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal are annotated with EPC1973/EPC2000 cross-referencing and techniques are demonstrated with past papers. Parts B and C set out the relevant law under the EPC and PCT, respectively that needs to be assimilated. Subject matter in these sections has been set out in a logical sequence that mirrors the stages of the patent examination and granting process an applicant encounters in real life. With all the relevant legal materials relevant to each topic brought together, and ordered systematically, it should be easier for even newcomers to patent law to locate important legal basis quickly. The chapters in parts B and C have been aligned to the maximum possible extent, allowing the reader to readily compare and contrast the counterpart stages of the EPC and PCT procedures. From 2025, extensive changes to the current EQE and the corresponding preparation courses are planned. In 2025, the changes will only affect the current preliminary examination, which will be replaced by a so-called foundation paper, while examination papers A, B, C and D will remain current. These will then be progressively replaced by new papers (M1 - M4) in 2026 and 2027. The new format of the EQE will have an impact on the further design or continuation of the ABCD-Books beyond 2025-26
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Legal Questions -- Legal Opinion -- The EPC and EPO -- The Invention -- The Application -- Filing a European Patent Application -- Examination on Filing -- The Search Report and Opinion -- Publication of the Application and Search Report -- Request for Examination, Designation Fee, Extension Fees and Validation Fees -- Substantive Examination -- Allowance and Grant -- European Patent with Unitary Effect -- Opposition Proceedings -- Limitation and Revocation Proceedings -- Appeal Proceedings -- Proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal -- The Application and Patent in the Contracting States -- Time Limits and Procedural Safeguards -- Amendment and Correction -- Inventorship, Ownership and Suspension of Proceedings -- Representation -- Languages -- Miscellaneous Common Provisions -- Information Made Available by the EPO -- Special Agreements under the EPC -- Rules Relating to Fees -- Institutional Aspects and Definitions -- Filing an International Patent Application -- Procedure of the Receiving Office -- Drawing up the International Search Report -- Supplementary International Searches -- Amendment of the Application under Article 19 -- Publication of the Application and the Search Report -- Communications to National and Regional offices -- Entry into the National~Regional Phase -- International Preliminary Examination -- National Phase Aspects -- The Calculation of Time Limits and Procedural Safeguards -- Rectification of Mistakes -- Information Made Available by the International Authorities and Designated~Elected Offices.
Language:
English
Author information:
Rudge, Andrew
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