European patent

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
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companies
centralized
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gptkb:German
English
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gptkbp:canBeOpposed yes
gptkbp:canBeValidatedIn member states of the European Patent Convention
gptkbp:covers multiple European countries
gptkbp:distinctFrom unitary patent
gptkbp:effect equivalent to national patent in validated countries
gptkbp:filingRoute direct with EPO
via Patent Cooperation Treaty
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1978
gptkbp:protectionTerm up to 20 years
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:European_Patent_Convention
gptkbp:repealedBy yes
gptkbp:requiresRenewalFees yes
gptkbp:subject national validation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:US_patent
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4