1、epo.orgEuropean Patent GuideHow to get a European patentJuly 2023 Edited and published by European Patent Office Munich Germany EPO 2023 ISBN 978-3-89605-357-2 Responsible for the content Directorate 5.3.1 European Patent Guide How to get a European patent 23rd edition Updated to 1 July 2023 3 Conte

2、nts Chapter 1 Foreword 7 Chapter 2 General 9 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 Nature and purpose of the European Patent Convention 10 2.3 Relationship to other international conventions 11 2.4 Choosing a route:national,European or international 12 Legal factors 12 Economic factors 13 2.5 Extending/validating

3、European patents to/in non-contracting states 15 Chapter 3 Patentability 17 3.1 Introduction 17 3.2 Invention 17 3.3 Novelty 18 Basic principles 18 Prior rights 19 3.4 Inventive step 19 Chapter 4 Preparing and filing a European patent application 21 4.1 Formal requirements 21 Entitlement to file Eur

4、opean patent applications 21 States for which European patent applications may be filed 21 Languages for European patent applications 22 Language arrangements to assist applicants from certain contracting states 22 Items making up a European patent application 23 Request for grant 23 Designation of

5、inventor 24 Claiming priority 24 Filing by reference 26 Representation 27 4.2 Presenting your invention 29 Disclosing your invention 29 Unity of invention 29 Drafting the technical application documents 29 Description 30 Biotechnology applications 32 Nucleotide and amino acid sequences 32 4 Depositi

6、ng biological material to supplement the description 32 Claims 34 Claims incurring fees 35 Drawings 35 Abstract 36 Prohibited matter 37 Unitary character of European patent applications and patents 37 4.3 Filing European patent applications 38 Where and how to file 38 Date of filing 39 Acknowledgeme