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Reinforced Partnership (RP) is a co-operation programme launched by the EPO in 2018. Under the...
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General
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To date, our partner offices are:
- Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), South...
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Applicants filing a patent application previously filed at the EPO with similar claims for...
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There is no special or additional fee to be paid for participating in reinforced partnership...
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- The main EPO work products to be reused are:
- the European search report and written opinion
- the...
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Partner offices reuse EPO work products in a standardised and streamlined manner. The reuse workflow...
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The main difference between RP, PPH and validation relates to their application, who decides to...