tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post5109308851456365827..comments2024-03-29T09:21:58.696+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Rule 141 EPC: some good newsVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-89337075212541140262010-12-12T23:43:11.801+00:002010-12-12T23:43:11.801+00:00This particular Anonymouse is nevertheless still s...This particular Anonymouse is nevertheless still scratching its tiny grey head about the application of R. 141 to applications with a US priority. Considering the USPTO's endearing practice of performing new searches all through the examination process, does this mean that the EPO examiner will get a new load of documents whenever his USPTO counterpart decides to have yet another shot at finding a remotely relevant document?<br /><br />Somehow I'm not so sure this will "streamline" the EPO's examination process, and I think it should be heartily disliked by applicants and EPO examiners alike. Especially if, as the terrible wording of R. 141(1) EPC would appear to indicate, the EPO is supplied with the results not just of any search carried out for the priority application itself, but also for any Continuation and Continuation-in-Part related to it…lots of fun for everybody involved!<br /><br />I can only expect that EPO examiners will end up reacting to R. 141 documents in the same way that US examiners react to IDS filings: that is, by ignoring them altogether.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com