At a time when technology takes up so much space in our lives, we, as humanity, are still helpless in the face of natural disasters, climate changes and epidemics, and we are saddened by feeling inadequate. So many inventions and innovations are being made, we clean our homes with the help of robots, we make...
The European Patent Convention (EPC), also known as the Convention on the Grant of European Patents, of 5 October 1973, is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organization and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. As of April 2023, there are 39 contracting states that are party to...
I will continue my informative articles on industrial property classification systems with the design classification. As a reminder, International Patent Classification (IPC) established by the Strasbourg Agreement is used in patent classifications. In design applications, a classification system based on the Locarno Agreement is used. The Locarno ...
I will continue my informative articles on industrial property classification systems with the trademark classification. As a reminder, IPC codes determined according to the Strasbourg Agreement are used in patent classifications, and a classification system based on the Locarno Agreement is used in design applications. For trademark applications, ...
In this article, I will talk about some concepts that are essential for the patent process. I will try to focus on the basic concepts that should be essentially known in the process such as search and examination reports, patentability criteria, and the way the reports are produced and how they should be read. The...