European Patent Office (EPO)

Discovering the Role of Examiner Experience in Patent Grant Rates: A New Perspective

6 June 2023
- European Patent Office (EPO)
- Qthena Insights Report
As innovation continues to reshape the world, the importance of understanding the patent examination process becomes even more vital. A new study released by ipQuants AG delves into this very subject, offering unique insights into the role of patent examiner experience in determining grant rates at the European Patent Office (EPO). The research explores the

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Pre-Collision Warning for Patent Applications

8 February 2023
How to Reduce Patent Prosecution Risks Among the many automotive industry advancements that have improved driver safety, some of the most notable are the inventions that use predictive modeling and analysis to reduce accidents. Audi’s Pre-Sense technology is an example, combining hardware, sensors and software to warn drivers of approaching dangers and potential collisions. When

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EPO Study: Women’s participation in inventive activity

8 November 2022
- European Patent Office (EPO)
Women’s participation in inventive activity The European Patent Office (EPO) today published an in-depth study on women’s activity as inventors and provides an overview of the inventive activity across, among others, different countries, technology sectors and applicants. We are proud to say that ipQuants under the lead from one of our founders and Chief Data

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Qthena Insights: Unitary Patent

4 November 2022
- European Patent Office (EPO)
The European patent industry is excited about the potential of the Unitary Patent System finally getting into force during 2023. One of the big decisions for applicants is what to do with potential grants. Delay or not? Here – see document dated Oct 13th, 2022 – is what seems to be the first request to delay

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Part 2: Is ViCo Really Impacting Opposition Decisions?

14 August 2022
- European Patent Office (EPO)
- Opposition Insights
While our subscribers already had access to our ViCo follow-up report since July, we are making our latest findings available to the public today. In our initial study we analysed the impact of ViCo on EPO opposition outcomes. One of our key findings was that a follow-up study is needed to understand the impact under “mandatory ViCo”

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How Many Official Communications does your Examiner usually Issue?

15 December 2019
Ever wondered how many Official Communications you can risk before the EPO Primary Examiner had “enough”? A common answer you will get is “two to four”, unless you get the equally common answer “it depends” from your EP Agent. We can all agree that neither answer is particularly helpful. Before we dig into the data,

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European Patent Office (EPO)

Discovering the Role of Examiner Experience in Patent Grant Rates: A New Perspective

Pre-Collision Warning for Patent Applications

EPO Study: Women’s participation in inventive activity

Qthena Insights: Unitary Patent

Part 2: Is ViCo Really Impacting Opposition Decisions?

How Many Official Communications does your Examiner usually Issue?