Timeline for what is the difference between an EP patent (or publication) and a patent published in Europe?
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| Sep 9, 2013 at 10:22 | history | edited | Paul Guyot | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Stress that applicants would file at the EPO as it is easier
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| Sep 9, 2013 at 10:20 | comment | added | Paul Guyot | If you have a patent only granted by Germany, your protection will be limited to Germany. Yet, if you file a patent application, it qualifies as prior art as soon as it is published by the national office (and immediately for this office), thus theoretically preventing others from getting a patent on the same invention elsewhere in the world, at least if the office finds your application during search. Edited answer to reply to the last part of your comment. | |
| Sep 9, 2013 at 9:01 | comment | added | YSY | so if I have a patent registered in Germany it is protected only in Germany? what protects the patent from being registered in any other country? would inventors prefer applying in EP \ WO or in specific countries? | |
| Sep 9, 2013 at 8:55 | vote | accept | YSY | ||
| Sep 9, 2013 at 7:54 | history | answered | Paul Guyot | CC BY-SA 3.0 |