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- From: PILCH Hartmut <phm@a2e.de>
- To: Xavi Drudis Ferran <xdrudis@tinet.org>
- Cc: Sylvain Perchaud <sylvain@europe-shareware.org>, Brevets <patents@aful.org>
- Subject: Re: [Patents] Instant Messaging bot patent
- Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 23:11:58 +0200 (CEST)
> Anyway, it was filled in the US in August 22nd 2000 IIRC, and granted
> in August 6th 2002. This might mean it was filled in EPO in August
> 22nd 2001 (to take advantage of the 1 year priority) and may still be
> in tramit. But I think they publish applications after one year of filling,
> so it might be published later this August.
Publication is 18 months after filing. While the USPTO tends to procede
quickly to examine and grant the patent, the EPO may take another 4-5
years until it has finished examination. This doesn't mean that the EPO
examines more carefully, it is just more overloaded. I wonder to what
extent their current hiring of masses of new examiners will change this.
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