Making an enquiry as to the processing of the file at the EPO can be a low-cost way to speed up the EPO examination procedure.
Category: Strategy
Since the beginning of time (not quite!) it has been the case that applicants entering…
This is one of those questions that we get asked all the time. The costs…
Once your European patent has been granted by the EPO, the next key decision is…
Towards the end of the 30/31-month pendency of an international (PCT) patent application, the applicant…
This is probably the question we’re asked most often, and the best answer you’ll get…
Intellectual Property (IP), like many other property rights, can be sold, purchased, mortgaged, licensed and…
Many individual inventors have great ideas, but encounter difficulties trying to convince an investor or…
IP STRATEGY IS ALL ABOUT HAVING A PLAN: VISUALISING AN END POINT AND CONCENTRATING ON…
A question we are frequently asked is “should an inventor carry out any searching prior…