FAQ - Procedure

The RP programme is an office-driven scheme applied systematically by partner offices to national...

Partner offices systematically consult the related EPO applications and reuse corresponding EPO work...

No. When a patent application has been filed with a partner office, its examiners will automatically...

Partner offices reuse EPO work products to the maximum extent practicable under their applicable...

To ensure that EPO work products are available in time for reuse at a partner office, the EPO...

The RP programme, unlike the PPH procedure, is applied systematically for all patent applications...

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