{"id":2035,"date":"2023-01-01T01:37:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T06:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/eu\/?page_id=2035"},"modified":"2023-05-18T04:32:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T02:32:04","slug":"step-5-publication-of-patent-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patentattorneyworldwide.com\/eu\/step-5-publication-of-patent-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 5: Publication of patent application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 Step 5: Publication of patent application<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

When patent application is filed in Europen Patent Office (EPO)<\/a> it will be accorded a date of filing. the receiving section of EPO then examines whether the filing fee and or serach fee has been paid by applicant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as the initial formal examination is concluded, the European search is initiated. The EPO normally issues the European search report within five months<\/strong> of the filing of the application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The search report serves to provide information on the relevant prior art to the applicant<\/strong>, to the examining division and, by means of its publication, to the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publication of the European patent application <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The European patent application is published as soon as possible after the expiry of eighteen months from the date of filing or the earliest priority date. You may however request that it be published earlier. The publication contains the description, the claims and any drawings, all as filed, plus the abstract<\/strong>. The European search report is published along with patent application or seperately (as per its availability)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/td> <\/td>Responsibilities<\/td><\/tr>
Inventor<\/td>\"\"<\/td>the patent application gets published automatically. or the optional step of filing an early publication request.<\/td><\/tr>
Patent agent or attorney<\/td>\"how<\/td>optional step of filing early publication request.<\/td><\/tr>
Patent office<\/td>\"\"<\/td>the patent application is automatically published or if requested early publication is done.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why publish patent application ? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n