Thursday, September 6, 2007

Japan and European Patent Office Filing Problem

If you plan to file a patent application with the Japan Patent Office and/or the European Patent Office, when you file your U.S. application be sure to include Form SB-39 which allows the USPTO to release a copy of the unpublished US application to foreign offices. Both the Japan and European Offices have strict deadlines for submission of priority documents.

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