2010年5月4日 星期二

AEP instruction in English

TIPO announces an official instruction of AEP
(Accelerated Examination Program) in English,
for your reference:
AEP instruction in English (2010-AEP.pdf) download


Digest:
Condition 1: The application’s foreign counterpart
has been granted under substantive examination by a
foreign patent authority
Condition 2: The EPO, JPO or USPTO has issued an OA
during substantive examination but yet to allow
application’s foreign counterpart
Condition 3: The invention application is essential
to commercial exploitation

Format:
1. statement of differences between pending claims
at TIPO and the foreign claims
2. reasons for patentability, providing a
"claimchart-like table":


AEP procedure chart:
(Documentations: application form, claims of foreign
counterpart with Chinese translation, statement of
differences, OA with search report, reasons for
patentability, non-patent literature, evidence of
commercial exploitation)



Ron
Reference:
http://www.tipo.gov.tw/en/News_NewsContent.aspx?NewsID=4492

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