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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:intellectual_property
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gptkbp:appealProcedure
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before Boards of Appeal
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gptkbp:application
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individuals
organizations
companies
centralized examination
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gptkbp:applicationLanguage
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gptkb:French
gptkb:German
English
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gptkbp:awardedBy
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gptkb:European_Patent_Office
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gptkbp:book
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gptkb:Berlin,_Germany
gptkb:The_Hague,_Netherlands
gptkb:Vienna,_Austria
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gptkbp:canBeLicensed
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yes
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gptkbp:canBeOpposed
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within 9 months of grant
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gptkbp:challenge
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before EPO Boards of Appeal
before national courts
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gptkbp:duration
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up to 20 years
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gptkbp:enforcedBy
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national courts
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gptkbp:examinationRequestDeadline
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6 months from publication of search report
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gptkbp:filingOptions
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directly with EPO
via PCT route
via national patent office
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gptkbp:firstAwarded
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1978
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gptkbp:governedBy
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gptkb:European_Patent_Convention
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Munich,_Germany
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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European Patents
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gptkbp:legalBasis
|
European Patent Convention (EPC)
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gptkbp:memberState
|
39 (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:notGrantedFor
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scientific theories
discoveries
mathematical methods
schemes, rules and methods for performing mental acts, playing games or doing business
aesthetic creations
presentations of information
programs for computers as such
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gptkbp:officialWebsite
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https://www.epo.org/
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gptkbp:oppositionProcedure
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adversarial
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gptkbp:priorityDate
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gptkb:Paris_Convention
first filing in member state
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gptkbp:protectedBy
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inventions
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gptkbp:publishedIn
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gptkb:European_Patent_Bulletin
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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unitary patent
national patents
|
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gptkbp:renewalFees
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payable annually
|
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gptkbp:requiresIndustrialApplicability
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yes
|
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gptkbp:requiresInventiveStep
|
yes
|
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gptkbp:requiresNovelty
|
yes
|
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gptkbp:requiresValidation
|
in designated states
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gptkbp:searchReport
|
European Search Report
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gptkbp:statusAfterGrant
|
bundle of national patents
|
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gptkbp:transferredTo
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yes
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gptkbp:validOn
|
member states of the European Patent Organisation
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Engineering_Village
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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