{"id":1643,"date":"2016-11-02T10:50:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T10:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acumass.com\/fr\/updates-epo-examination-guidelines\/"},"modified":"2020-08-26T09:09:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T09:09:35","slug":"updates-epo-examination-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acumass.com\/fr\/updates-epo-examination-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates to the EPO examination guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"

As of November 1st 2016 – updates to the European Patent Office guidelines for examination have been in effect. All updates can be read here as part of a list published by the EPO.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

A few\u00a0notable updates include:<\/p>\n

Changes to communication during the application process – Patent attorneys will now only enter into a communication phase with the office once the application reaches examination point, there will no longer be informal discussions between Patent Attorneys and the Search Division.<\/p>\n

Examiners are now encouraged to flag opportunities for improvement\u00a0– Examiners are now encouraged to flag objections and suggest amendments to better keep in line with EPC requirements.<\/p>\n

Changes relating to a new tech environment –\u00a0New claims sections have been included to better\u00a0identify invention ‘types’.<\/p>\n

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