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Participation in the PPH programme at the EPO is possible for eligible applications (see Q 11 “When...
https://www.epo.org/en/node/overview-pph-procedure
Overview of the PPH procedure
Questions and answers
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Your application is eligible for PPH if:
- the European application (EP) for which participation in...
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The common earliest date can be either the priority or filing date of a corresponding national...
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Yes, provided that the remaining participation conditions are met, a PPH request can be based on...
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Claims are considered to sufficiently correspond where, accounting for differences due to claim...
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No. The EP application to be processed via the PPH must not contain claims that introduce a new...
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The EPO requires the applicant to submit a “declaration of claims correspondence” stating that the...
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Yes, the claims shall be drafted in a manner which is compliant with the requirements of the...
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The act starting examination is defined in the OJ EPO Notice dated 29 January 2013, OJ EPO 2013, 153...