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Updated Catalogue of Differing Practices published
Practical Law UK Legal Update 8-520-9745 (Approx. 2 pages)
Updated Catalogue of Differing Practices published
by PLC IPIT & Communications
| Published on 20 Aug 2012 • International |
As part of the cooperation between the patent offices of Japan, China, South Korea, the US and the European Patent Office, information has been compiled on the differences in practice between the five offices in the Catalogue of Differing Practices.
As part of the cooperation between the patent offices of Japan, China, South Korea, the US and the European Patent Office (EPO) (see Legal update, EPO announces updates to three PPH programmes), information has been compiled on the differences in practice between the five offices relating, in particular, to claim interpretation, novelty, and inventive step in the Catalogue of Differing Practices. The 2012 updated version has just been made available on the Trilateral Offices website and the five Intellectual Property Offices websites.