Patent Application Process Flashcards
Learn sections 14-18, 20, 117, 119, 120 of the UK Patents Act
What is the deadline for paying the application fee?
later of 12 months from priority or 2 months from filing
What is the requirement of the specification for enablement under s14(3)?
Specification must be clear and complete enough to be enabling
What are the requirements for the claims?
define the matter to be protected, be clear and concise, be supported by the description, one inventive concept.
Is the abstract part of the specification for amendment purposes?
No
Which form is used for request of grant?
PF1
What is the deadline for responding to the Comptroller’s request for applicant name and details?
2 months (or deemed withdrawn)
What are the requirements for the title under Rule 12?
Title must be short and indicative.
What are the requirements for the description under Rule 12?
must list any figures
What is the deadline for responding to the Comptroller’s request for translation?
2 months
What is the deadline for responding to the Comptroller’s request for a sequence listing?
Comptroller sets a period for response.
What must accompany a late-filed sequence?
Declaration of no added matter
What are the requirements for the abstract under Rule 15?
title; concise, field, explanation, main use; reference numbers
Which Figure is used in the abstract?
One identified as the main Figure unless Comptroller decides otherwise.
What must you not do in the abstract?
Extol the virtues or possible uses of the invention.
When do two or more inventions have unity under Rule 16?
when they share one or more special technical features.
What is a product by process claim construed as?
A product suitable for use in that process.
What is the requirement for functional claims which claim X arranged such that Y happens?
must list the elements to be arranged and disclosure must describe how to arrange them
