European Patent Convention EPC

European patent attorneys and lawyers offer representation services before the European Patent Office in all procedures regarding the European Patent or Unitary Patent until the decision to grant them and in procedures regarding the validation of the European patent in all designated member states of the European Patent Convention.

Services:

• Drafting, filing and prosecuting European Patent Application by European Patent Office -EPO;
• Drafting, filing and prosecuting European Patent Application using International Application of Euro -PCT;
• Drafting, filling and prosecuting International Patent Application in all designated members states of Patent Cooperation Treaty and professional representation in international phase and national phase in any countries from the world.
• Counseling and elaborating the answers to the notifications of the examiner from European Patent Office;
• Contesting the decisions of the European Patent Office;
• Validation of European Patents in any designated member state of European Patent Convention -EPC.

The international patent is obtained by submitting the international patent application to the Word Intellectual Property Organization — WIPO with the designation of the states where protection is desired, member states of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. The application goes through the International phase at the designated Offices and the National phase at the Offices chosen following the international search report issued by Competent International Searching Authority and preliminary examination search reports issued by Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority:

The languages in which the request may be filed: English, French, German.

By issuing the international patent, following the filing and examination of a single international application, protection is obtained in all the chosen states as if a national application had been filed in each PCT member state.

Due to the Patent Cooperation Treaty, applicants have the possibility and advantage to obtain protection for their invention in more than one state by means of a single international application.

PCT-APPLICATION (Cyprus – designated or elected State)

Documents required to obtain a filing date:

1. International application with the same information as for national patent application
2. PCT Request copy;
3. Attorney designated by the applicant;
4. Assignment (if the applicant is not the inventor) or Declaration of Inventor(s);
5. International Search Report, copy;
6. International Preliminary Examination Report, copy.

The national patent is obtained by submitting to the National Office of any member state to the Paris Convention on Industrial Property Protection the documentation of the patent application consisting of: description, claims, summary, drawings, the certified translation of these documents in the language of the state where wants the protection, the power of attorney granted to the agent, the registration fee, publication and examination of the patent application where these are requested in accordance with the law of the respective state.

Services:

• Drafting and filing the patent application to Cyprus Patent and Trademark Office.
• Legal assistance for clients before Cyprus Patent and Trademark Office.
• Drafting answers to notifications of the examiner from Cyprus Patent and Trademark Office.
• Contesting the decisions of the Cyprus Patent and Trademark Office.
• Counseling for enforcement of IP rights in Cyprus;
• Legal advice in the negotiation of cession or license contracts;
• Legal advice regarding the possible infringement of patents by third parties;
• Technical, juridical and extra juridical analysis regarding counterfeit.

Breeder’s rights in the new plant varieties of all genera and species of plants are protected, recognized and defended on the territory of any member states of Paris Convention, through the grant of a variety patent by the National Office for Patents and Trademarks.

The utility model shall protect, under the law, any technical invention, provided that it is new, it exceeds the framework of mere professional skill, and it is susceptible of industrial application.

The conditions for granting the utility model certificate are less restrictive, “the inventive step” being minor or even absent and the procedure is, in general, quicker and simpler than that of patent granting. As well, the fees are less than those required for patents.

An application or a utility model can be turned into a patent application at the explicit request of the applicant.

Services:

• Legal assistance and representation before the WIPO in the international patent PCT procedures ;
• Drafting description and all necessary documents to file the application to the national or regional offices from abroad.