examination of patent application

This is a form of public participation in the examination of patent applications.

In some jurisdictions, substantive examination of patent applications is not routinely carried out.

The examination of patent applications prior to issuing a patent.

The examination of patent applications was reinstituted.

The program was initiated to accelerate the examination of patent applications relating to certain green technologies to encourage development of green technology, including in the energy sector.

There are two provisions in the Regulations annexed to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) that relate to the search and examination of patent applications concerning computer programs.

Following passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act in September, the USPTO began accepting requests for prioritized examination of patent applications through the Track I prioritized patent examination program.

The examination of patent applications may either be conducted at the same time as the search (as in the US, where a search report is not issued), or at a later date after the Applicant has requested examination (as, for example, under the EPC).

This contrasts with the Examining Divisions and Opposition Divisions, the first instance departments carrying the examination of patent applications and of oppositions to granted European patents, which may be in Munich, in Rijswijk (a suburb of The Hague, Netherlands), or in Berlin, Germany.