EU Legislation, Initiatives, etc.

UKIPO: A pilot scheme launched on 1 April 2007 means that European patent applications made through the Utilisation Pilot Project will be processed more quickly. This will result in Extended European Search Reports (EESR) being issued between 3-6 months from the date of request.

The scheme will be open to all applicants wishing to file a European patent application claiming priority from a searched application. The aim of the pilot is to assess the benefit to be gained by the European Patent Office (EPO) in having access to work already undertaken by national patent offices and the 12 month project is also being trialed by the Austrian, Danish and German patent offices.

Press release ~ Utilisation Pilot Project ~ UK Intellectual Property Office ~ European Patent Office (EPO)
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