- First-to-file principle
- A good priority application is particularly important
- Unpatentable inventions - e.g. programs for computers, methods of treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy, and methods of diagnosis practised on the human or animal body
- Provisional protection
- Supplementary protection certificate (SPC)
- Regulatory provisions and marketing rules
Where a patent covering the European market is relevant, it is a good idea to let a European Patent Attorney scrutinise key priority founding applications before filing outside Europe. This is so because a good priority application is particularly important for European patent applications. In Europe, the first-to-file principle is applied stringently. Moreover, the concept of priority in Europe requires that every feature for which you desire to claim priority is disclosed explicitly in the priority application.
We will help you address these and all other issues that may be relevant for you for obtaining patent protection in Europe. Please contact us for specific advice.
Additional information on patenting in Europe:
European Patent Applications
European Patent Validation
Patent applications before filing
Patent applications after filing
PCT applications
SPC applications
