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M a i w a l d P a t e n t a n w a l t s G m b HMünchen Düsseldorf Hamburg
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Protecting IP Assets Worldwide
September 26-29, 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana
Material Science & Technology 2004
Norbert HansenKorbinian Kopf
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Protecting IP Assets Worldwide
• National Patent Protection
• The PCT System
• The EPC System
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Patent Protection US National
US Application
USPTO
Inventor
Area of protection:US only
USPatent
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BUT: YOUR market is global
Protection worldwide required (at least all major markets)
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Strategy 1: „The National Route“National filing in home country, further filings within 12 months in foreign countries claiming priority
time
First filing
Advantages
• 12 months time period for prior art search or patentability evaluation
Foreign filings
within 12 month
• Complex logistics• Early investment decision
based on few information• Low flexibility
Problems
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Can you file globally?
PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty
?
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Strategy 2: The PCT System
1 application for 123 countries!
PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty PCT member states
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National filing(with PCT)
PCT searchresults
With PCT system search results
available before national filing due
Strategy 2
National filing(w/o PCT)
Decision on national filings without search results
Strategy 1Country A
Country B
Country …
Advantage of the PCT SystemTimeline (months)
PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty
0 3012 31
First filing /priority date
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The PCT System
Advantages
• Up to 31 months of time for decision where patent protection is needed
• Easy, standardized central application procedure
• Communication with one office – one search
Bundle of national patent applications, all having the same priority date
PCTOutcome
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The European Patent SystemEPC Member states (28 plus 5 extension states)
EPC: European Patent Convention Extension statesEPC member states
• Austria• Belgium• Bulgaria• Switzerland• Cyprus• Czech Republic• Germany• Denmark• Estonia• Spain• Finland• France• United Kingdom• Hellenic Republic
• Albania• Croatia• Lithuania
• Hungary• Ireland• Italy• Liechtenstein• Luxembourg• Monaco• Netherlands• Poland• Portugal• Romania• Sweden• Slovenia• Slovakia• Turkey
• Latvia• F.Y.R. of Macedonia
EPC member states
Extension states
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GB Patent…
The European Patent SystemAdvantages
• One application to be filed with the EPO in Munich / The Hague
• One central Examination and Opposition Procedure (⇒ cost effective)
Granted EP patent splits up into
bundle of national patents
OutcomeEP
patentFrench Patent
German Patent
Decision where protection is needed after
grant!!
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Protecting IP Assets Worldwide....
Patent
...spending your money wisely!
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Who we are:Our European and Ger-man Patent Attorneys:Dr. Walter MaiwaldGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Dr. Volker HammGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Dr. Regina NeuefeindGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Dr. Stefan MichalskiGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Udo PreussGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Korbinian KopfGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark AttorneyU.S. Patent Agent
Our Junior Associates and Trainees:
Dr. Eva Susanne EhlichDr. Dirk BühlerDr. Senay Has-BeckerDr. Alexander WittkoppDr. Christopher BrücknerDr. Sonja AlthausenDr. Jens SebastianDr. Andrea LasarDr. Christian SchäfleinDr. Derk VosDipl. Ing. Univ. Werner SchächteleDr. Aloys HüttermannDipl. Ing. Andreas VogelDr. Patrick LiptauDr. Alexander Bayer
Lutz KietzmannGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Dr. Norbert HansenGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Dr. Holger GlasGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Dr. Martin HuengesGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Dr. Vera TiefbrunnerGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Dr. Sigrid von KrosigkGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Dipl. Ing. Ulrich MägerleinGerman Patent AttorneyEuropean Trademark Attorney
Our Attorneys at Law:Stephan N. Schneller, LL.M.Attorney at LawMatthias Gottschalk, MBAAttorney at Law