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The UK Intellectual Property Office – 160 years young
Next year the London Underground is 150 years old. With an extensive maintenance project underway some might say it is showing its age. The UK Intellectual Property Offfice on the other hand celebrates...
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I feel the need, the need for speed – accelerated prosecution in the UK
Superfast, Green Channel, accelerated prosecution – Confused? Four years on from the launch of the lean, mean, Green Channel patent machine, will this process for accelerating UK patent prosecution...
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Superfast Patent Processing: Government response
As reported here on 22 April, the UKIPO opened a consultation on a new accelerated prosecution service dubbed “superfast”. The intention of this service was to offer a premium accelerated prosecution...
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IPcopy in Washington – Part 2: AIPLA 2013 – Developments in EP patent law
Last week IPcopy had the pleasure of attending the annual meeting of AIPLA in Washington. As well as listening to some of the hot issues of the day on the US side of the pond (section 101/patent...
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Changes to accelerated prosecution (PACE) at the EPO
The EPO offers a number of mechanisms for expediting the grant procedure. As noted in the EPO’s November 2015 notice these include: PACE (see below for changes) Waiving the confirm to proceed...
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