Protecting IP Assets Worldwide Material Science

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Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH
München Düsseldorf Hamburg
Protecting IP Assets Worldwide
Material Science & Technology 2004
Norbert Hansen
Korbinian Kopf
September 26-29, 2004
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Protecting IP Assets Worldwide
• National Patent Protection
• The PCT System
• The EPC System
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Patent Protection US National
US
Application
US
Patent
USPTO
Inventor
Area of protection:
US only
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BUT: YOUR market is global
Protection worldwide required
(at least all major markets)
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Strategy 1: „The National Route“
National filing in home country, further filings within 12
months in foreign countries claiming priority
Advantages
• 12 months time period for
prior art search or
patentability evaluation
Problems
• Complex logistics
• Early investment decision
based on few information
• Low flexibility
First
filing
Foreign
filings
within 12
month
time
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Can you file globally?
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PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty
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Strategy 2: The PCT System
1 application for 123 countries!
PCT member states
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Advantage of the PCT System
Timeline (months)
National filing
(w/o PCT)
Country A
Strategy 1
National filing
(with PCT)
Strategy 2
Country B
First filing /
priority date
0
Country …
12
Decision on national
filings without
search results
30
PCT search
results
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With PCT system
search results
available before
national filing due
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The PCT System
Advantages
• Up to 31 months of time for decision where
patent protection is needed
• Easy, standardized central application
procedure
• Communication with one office – one search
PCT
Outcome
Bundle of national patent applications,
all having the same priority date
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The European Patent System
EPC Member states (28 plus 5 extension states)
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Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Switzerland
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Germany
Denmark
Estonia
Spain
Finland
France
United Kingdom
Hellenic Republic
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Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Monaco
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Sweden
Slovenia
Slovakia
Turkey
Extension states
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Albania
Croatia
Lithuania
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Latvia
F.Y.R. of Macedonia
EPC: European Patent Convention
EPC member states
Extension states
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The European Patent System
Advantages
• One application to be filed with the EPO in
Munich / The Hague
• One central Examination and Opposition
Procedure (⇒ cost effective)
Outcome
EP
patent
Decision where
protection is
needed after
grant!!
GB Patent
…
French Patent
German Patent
Granted EP patent
splits up into
bundle of national
patents
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Protecting IP Assets Worldwide....
Patent
...spending your money wisely!
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Our European and German Patent Attorneys:
Who we are:
Dr. Walter Maiwald
Lutz Kietzmann
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trademark Attorney
Dr. Volker Hamm
Dr. Norbert Hansen
Dr. Regina Neuefeind
Dr. Stefan Michalski
Dr. Holger Glas
Dr. Martin Huenges
Udo Preuss
Dr. Vera Tiefbrunner
Korbinian Kopf
U.S. Patent Agent
Our Junior Associates
and Trainees:
Dr. Eva Susanne Ehlich
Dr. Dirk Bühler
Dr. Senay Has-Becker
Dr. Alexander Wittkopp
Dr. Christopher Brückner
Dr. Sonja Althausen
Dr. Jens Sebastian
Dr. Andrea Lasar
Dr. Christian Schäflein
Dr. Derk Vos
Dipl. Ing. Univ. Werner Schächtele
Dr. Aloys Hüttermann
Dipl. Ing. Andreas Vogel
Dr. Patrick Liptau
Dr. Alexander Bayer
Our Attorneys at Law:
Stephan N. Schneller, LL.M.
Dr. Sigrid von Krosigk
Attorney at Law
Matthias Gottschalk, MBA
Attorney at Law
Dipl. Ing. Ulrich Mägerlein
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Protecting IP Assets Worldwide Material Science

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