As from 1 of January 2016 the new procedure to request accelerated search and accelerated examination will enter into force. EPO Form "F 1005" need to be filled in and submitted online. More detailed information can be found in the New online filing (CMS) FAQs under "Current filing an...

The UIBM has introduced a new online numbering system. Under the new system, a national patent has a number in the format XXYYYYZZZZZZZZZ, where XX identifies the type of IP concerned, YYYY the year of filing and ZZZZZZZZZ a nine-digit sequential number (e.g. 102014000000158). Users requesting a nov...