2017-08-25: 欧专局发布第一版《单一专利指南》

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德国华孙专利律师和律师事务所,2017年8月25日,德国慕尼黑

  文字:张昊钰(HUASUN) 审校:黄若微(HUASUN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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欧洲单一专利(Unitary Patent),又称“具备统一效力的欧洲专利” ("European patent with unitary effect"),是由欧洲专利局根据欧洲专利公约的规则和程序授予的欧洲专利,并根据权利人的申请,在参与单一专利框架的成员国内具备统一效力。

 

欧专局《单一专利指南:获取、维护和管理单一专利》 ("Unitary Patent guide: Obtaining, maintaining and managing Unitary Patents ",以下简称为《单一专利指南》)旨在帮助企业、发明人以及他们的代理人了解欧洲单一专利授权程序。《单一专利指南》同时还涉及了与欧洲单一专利相关的配套程序,如翻译费用的补偿机制、许可声明的备案规则以及单一专利年费缴纳,等等。

 

欧专局于2017年8月18日通过其官方网站发布消息,公布了第一版《单一专利指南》(目前公布的是PDF版本,可全文检索,亦可打印;HTML版本后续也会上线),我们在此将《单一专利指南》主要内容总结介绍如下:

 

《单一专利指南》目录(中英文)

 

前言(Foreword)

 

A. 概述(General)

I. 简介(Introduction)

II. 单一专利:概念(Unitary Patents: the concept)

III. 单一专利:欧洲专利体系的“补强”选项 (The Unitary Patent: an additional option enhancing the European patent System)

IV. 单一专利的优势 (The benefits of the Unitary Patent)

V. 单一专利“一揽子法规” (The " Unitary Patent package ")

VI. 二级立法 (The secondary legislation)

VII. 欧专局设立的单一专利部门 (The EPO's Unitary Patent Division)

 

B. 如何获得单一专利 (HOW TO OBTAIN A UNITARY PATENT)

I. 要求 (The requirements)

II. 统一效力请求 (The request for unitary effect)

III. 提交统一效力请求 (Filing the request for unitary effect)

IV. 欧专局对统一效力请求的审查 (Examination of the request for unitary effect by the EPO)

V. 统一效力请求以外的其他文件的提交 (Filing documents other than the request for unitary effect)

 

C. 补偿机制 (THE COMPENSATION SCHEME)

I. 资格及程序 (Eligibility and procedure)

II. 错误的申报资格 (False declaration of eligibility)

 

D. 单一专利年费 (RENEWAL FEES FOR UNITARY PATENTS)

I. 简介(Introduction)

II. 额外6个月的年费缴纳宽限期 (Additional six-month period for paying renewal fees)

III. 首次年费的特殊规则 (Special features relating to first renewal fees)

 

E. 文件公开和文件查询 (PUBLICATIONS AND FILE INSPECTION)

I. 单一专利登记簿 (Register for Unitary Patent Protection)

II. 欧洲专利公报 (European Patent Bulletin)

III. 欧专局官方公报 (Official Journal of the EPO)

IV. 文件查询和文件信息交流 (File inspection and communication of information on file)

V. 单一专利没有额外的专利文件 (No additional patent documents for Unitary Patents)

 

F. 如何登记转让、许可及其他权利,如何提交权利许可声明 (HOW TO REGISTER TRANSFERS, LICENCES AND OTHER RIGHTS AND FILE STATEMENTS ON LICENCES OF RIGHT)

I. 转让(Transfer)

II. 许可、其他权利以及其他法定的权利实施方式 (Licences and other rights and any legal means of execution)

III. 权利许可声明 (Statement on licences of right)

 

G. 其他程序问题:语言机制、代理和费用支付 (OTHER PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS: LANGUAGE REGIME, REPRESENTATION AND FEE PAYMENT)

I. 语言机制 (Language regime)

II. 欧专局前的代理 (Representation before the EPO)

III. 费用及支付方式 (Fee amounts and payment methods)

 

H. 针对欧专局决定的法律救济:统一专利法院 (LEGAL REMEDIES AGAINST EPO DECISIONS: THE ROLE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT)

I. 简介(Introduction)

II. 欧专局的中间修正 (Interlocutory revision by the EPO)

III. 《统一专利法院程序规则》第97条规定的针对欧专局决定的快速处理:申请撤销欧专局针对统一效力请求的驳回决定 (Expedited action against a decision of the EPO pursuant to Rule 97 RoP UPC: application to annul a decision of the EPO to reject a request for unitary effect)

 

 

 

相关链接:

欧专局对《单一专利指南》的介绍原文:http://www.epo.org/law-practice/unitary/unitary-patent/unitary-patent-guide.html

 

第一版《单一专利指南》PDF版本:http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/C3ED1E790D5E75E0C125818000325A9B/$File/Unitary_Patent_guide_en.pdf

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