Platform Formalities Officers - Examination 2014

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1 - Examination 2014 Tuesday 20 May 2014 Exam starts: 2.00 pm / Exam ends: 5.00 pm 1. The Examination 2014 comprises 20 multiple choice questions and 4 open cases 2. You should attempt all questions 3. Please write clearly, as it is difficult to award marks to illegible answers 4. The Examination consists of 28 pages (20 multiple choice questions, 4 open cases and Annex 1and 2) 5. In addition you are provided with - Answer sheets (10 pages) - EPO Schedule of Fees (3 pages) - OHIM Schedule of Fees (2 pages) - EPO calendars 2014, 2015, 2016 and Please ensure your Examination Number is written on each page of your answer sheets and any forms submitted. Please do NOT write your name on the answer sheets 7. When you have finished your exam, we would request you to place all answer sheets including the coloured paper (name, number and signature) in the envelope and to seal the envelop. Marking Multiple choice questions: Case 1: Case 2: Case 3: Case 4: 3 marks per multiple choice question (20 questions) 4 marks 8 marks 6 marks 22 marks 2

2 Examination Number :... - Examination 2014 Tuesday 20 May Answer sheet - 1 Multiple choice questions: Mark the correct answer with an X in box A, B, C or D Question 1. Question 2. Question 3. Question 4. Question 5. Question 6. Question 7. Question 8. Question 9. Question 10. Question 11. Question 12. Question 13. Question 14. Question 15. Question 16. Question 17. Question 18. Question 19. Question 20. A B C D 3

3 Examination Number :... - Examination 2014 Tuesday 20 May Answer sheet - 2 Case 1: A : B : C : D : E : F : G : H : 4

4 Examination Number :... - Examination 2014 Tuesday 20 May Answer sheet - 3 Case 2: 5

5 Examination Number :... - Examination 2014 Tuesday 20 May Answer sheet - 4 Case 3: 6

6 Examination Number :... Answer sheet Examination 2014 Tuesday 20 May Case 4, 1 / 6 pages Case 4: 7

7 Examination Number :... Answer sheet Examination 2014 Tuesday 20 May Case 4, 2 / 6 pages Antrag auf Erteilung eines europäischen Patents Request for grant of a European patent Requête en délivrance d un brevet européen Nachreichung von Form 1001 zu einer früher eingereichten Anmeldung nach Regel 40 (1) vom Form 1001 filed further to a previous application under Rule 40(1) on Dépôt du formulaire 1001 pour une demande déposée antérieurement au titre de la règle 40(1) en date du Bestätigung einer bereits durch Fax eingereichten Anmeldung vom Confirmation of an application already filed by fax on Confirmation d une demande déjà déposée par téléfax le bei with auprès de Nur für amtlichen Gebrauch / For official use only / Cadre réservé à l administration 1 Anmeldenummer / Application No. / N de la demande MKEY Tag des Eingangs (Regel 35 (2)) / Date of receipt (Rule 35(2)) / Date de réception (règle 35(2)) Tag des Eingangs beim EPA (Regel 35 (4)) / Date of receipt at EPO (Rule 35(4)) / Date de réception à l OEB (règle 35(4)) Anmeldetag / Date of filing / Date de dépôt DREC RENA 5 Es wird die Erteilung eines europäischen Patents und gemäß Artikel 94 die Prüfung der Anmeldung beantragt. / Grant of a European patent, and examination of the application under Article 94, are hereby requested. / Il est demandé la délivrance d un brevet européen et, conformément à l article 94, l examen de la demande. Prüfungsantrag in einer zugelassenen Nichtamtssprache / Request for examination in an admissible non-epo language / Requête en examen dans une langue non officielle autorisée EXAM Der Anmelder verzichtet auf die Aufforderung nach Regel 70 (2), zu erklären, ob die Anmeldung aufrechterhalten wird. / The applicant waives his right to be asked whether he wishes to proceed further with the application (Rule 70(2)). / Le demandeur renonce à être invité, conformément à la règle 70(2), à déclarer s il souhaite maintenir sa demande. Zeichen des Anmelders oder Vertreters (max. 15 Positionen) / Applicant s or representative s reference (max. 15 keystrokes) / Référence du demandeur ou du mandataire (max. 15 caractères ou espaces) MEPA AREF 7 8 Anmelder / Applicant / Demandeur Name / Nom Anschrift / Address / Adresse APPR 9 Zustellanschrift / Address for correspondence / Adresse pour la correspondance TRAN FILL Zeichen des Anmelders / Applicant s reference / Référence du demandeur 8

8 Examination Number :... Answer sheet Examination 2014 Tuesday 20 May Case 4, 3 / 6 pages 10 Staat des Wohnsitzes oder Sitzes / State of residence or of principal place of business / Etat du domicile ou du siège 11 Staatsangehörigkeit / Nationality / Nationalité 12 Telefon / Telephone / Téléphone 13 Fax / Téléfax 14 Weitere(r) Anmelder auf Zusatzblatt / Additional applicant(s) on additional sheet / Autre(s) demandeur(s) sur feuille supplémentaire 14.1 Der/Jeder Anmelder erklärt hiermit, eine Einheit oder eine natürliche Person nach Regel 6 (4) EPÜ zu sein. / The/Each applicant hereby declares that he is an entity or a natural person under Rule 6(4) EPC. / Le/Chaque demandeur déclare par la présente être une entité ou une personne physique au sens de la règle 6(4) CBE FREP 15 Vertreter / Representative / Mandataire Name / Nom (Nur einen Vertreter oder den Namen des Zusammenschlusses angeben, der in das Euro päische Patentregister einzutragen ist und an den zugestellt wird) / (Name only one representative or association of representatives, to be listed in the Register of European Patents and to whom communications are to be notified) / (N indiquer qu un seul mandataire ou le nom du groupement de mandataires qui sera inscrit au Registre européen des brevets et auquelles les significations seront faites) et al 16 Geschäftsanschrift / Address of place of business / Adresse professionnelle 17 Telefon / Telephone / Téléphone 18 Fax / Téléfax 19 Weitere(r) Vertreter auf Zusatzblatt / Additional representative(s) on additional sheet / Autre(s) mandataire(s) sur feuille supplémentaire Vollmacht / Authorisation / Pouvoir GENA 20 ist beigefügt / is enclosed / joint 21 Allgemeine Vollmacht ist registriert unter Nummer / General authorisation has been registered under No. / Un pouvoir général a été enregistré sous le numéro Erfinder / Inventor / Inventeur INVT Der (die) Anmelder ist (sind) alleinige(r) Erfinder. / The applicant(s) is (are) the sole inventor(s). / Le(s) demandeur(s) est (sont) le(s) seul(s) inventeur(s). 23 Erfindernennung in beigefügtem Schriftstück / Designation of inventor attached / Voir la désignation de l inventeur ci-jointe 24 Bezeichnung der Erfindung / Title of invention / Titre de l invention TIDE TIEN TIFR Zeichen des Anmelders / Applicant s reference / Référence du demandeur 9

9 Examination Number :... Answer sheet Examination 2014 Tuesday 20 May Case 4, 4 / 6 pages 25 Prioritätserklärung (Regel 52) und Recherchenergebnisse nach Regel 141(1) / Declaration of priority (Rule 52) and search results under Rule 141(1) / Déclaration de priorité (règle 52) et résultats de la recherche conformément à la règle 141 (1) Eine Prioritätserklärung wird für die folgenden Anmeldungen abgegeben: / A declaration of priority is hereby made for the following applications: / Une déclaration de priorité est produite pour les demandes suivantes : Nur für amtlichen Gebrauch / For official use only / Cadre réservé à l administration Die Recherchenergebnisse nach Regel 141 (1) sind beigefügt. / Search results under Rule 141(1) are attached / Les résultats de la recherche selon la règle 141(1) sont joints Staat / Anmeldetag / Aktenzeichen / State / Date of filing / File No. / Etat Date de dépôt N de dépôt PRIO Auf einem Zusatzblatt ist angegeben, dass weitere Prioritäten beansprucht werden und die entsprechenden Recherchenergebnisse nach Regel 141 (1) beigefügt sind. / Additional declaration(s) of priority and indication(s) of the attachment of corresponding search results (Rule 141(1)) on additional sheet. / Il est indiqué sur une feuille supplémentaire que d autres priorités sont revendiquées et que les résultats correspondants de la recherche selon la règle 141(1) sont joints. Diese Anmeldung ist eine vollständige Übersetzung der früheren Anmeldung. / This application is a complete translation of the previous application. / La présente demande est une traduction intégrale de la demande antérieure. Es ist nicht beabsichtigt, eine (weitere) Prioritätserklärung einzureichen. / It is not intended to file a (further) declaration of priority. / Il n est pas envisagé de produire une (autre) déclaration de priorité andere other autres Bezugnahme auf eine früher eingereichte Anmeldung / Reference to a pre vious ly filed application / Renvoi à une demande déposée antérieurement Es wird auf eine früher eingereichte Anmeldung Bezug genommen. Die Bezug nahme ersetzt die Beschreibung und etwaige Zeichnungen (Regel 40 (1) c), (2)). Die Anmeldung, auf die Bezug genommen wird, ist : / Reference is made to a previously filed application. That reference replaces the description and any drawings (Rule 40(1)(c), (2)). The application to which reference is made is the following: / Il est fait référence à une demande déposée antérieurement. Ce renvoi remplace la description et, le cas échéant, les dessins (règle 40(1)c), (2)). La demande à laquelle il est fait référence est la suivante : EAPP Nur für amtlichen Gebrauch / For official use only / Cadre réservé à l administration Staat / Anmeldetag / Aktenzeichen / State / Date of filing / File No. / Etat Date de dépôt N de dépôt 26.2 Die Bezugnahme auf die früher eingereichte Anmeldung ersetzt auch die Patentansprüche (Regel 57 c)). / The reference to the previously filed application also replaces the claims (Rule 57(c)). / Le renvoi à la demande déposée antérieurement remplace également les revendi cations (règle 57c)) Eine beglaubigte Abschrift der früher eingereichten Anmeldung (Regel 40 (3)) / A certified copy of the previously filed application (Rule 40(3)) / Une copie certifiée conforme de la demande déposée antérieurement (règle 40(3)) ist beigefügt. / is attached. / est jointe. wird nachgereicht. / will be supplied later. / sera produite ultérieurement Eine Übersetzung der früher eingereichten Anmeldung (Regel 40 (3)) / A translation of the previously filed application (Rule 40(3)) / Une traduction de la demande déposée antérieurement (règle 40(3)) ist beigefügt. / is attached. / est jointe. wird nachgereicht. / will be supplied later. / sera produite ultérieurement. Zeichen des Anmelders / Applicant s reference / Référence du demandeur 1 0

10 Examination Number :... Answer sheet Examination 2014 Tuesday 20 May Case 4, 5 / 6 pages 27 Teilanmeldung / Divisional application / Demande divisionnaire Die Anmeldung ist eine Teilanmeldung, die aus der folgenden früheren Anmeldung hervorgeht: / The application is a divisional application based on the following earlier application: / La présente demande constitue une demande divisionnaire relative à la demande antérieure suivante : Nummer der früheren Anmeldung / Number of earlier application / Numéro de la demande antérieure PANR DFIL 27.1 Diese Teilanmeldung ist eine Teilanmeldung folgender Generation: / This divisional application is of the following generation: / La présente demande divisionnaire est de la génération suivante : oder weiterer / or subsequent / ou ultérieurs 28 Anmeldung nach Artikel 61 (1) b) / Article 61(1) (b) application / Demande selon l article 61(1) b) Es handelt sich um eine Anmeldung nach Artikel 61 (1) b). / The application is an Article 61(1)(b) application. / La présente demande constitue une demande selon l article 61(1)b). Nummer der früheren Anmeldung / Number of earlier application / Numéro de la demande initiale EANR 29 Patentansprüche / Claims / Revendications Zahl der Patentansprüche / Number of claims / Nombre de revendications CLMS wie beigefügt / as attached / telles que jointes en annexe wie in der früher eingereichten Anmeldung (siehe Feld 26.2) / as in the previously filed application (see Section 26.2) / telles que figurant dans la demande déposée antérieurement (voir rubrique 26.2) Die Patentansprüche werden nachgereicht. / The claims will be filed later. / Les revendications seront produites ultérieurement. 30 Abbildungen / Figures / Figures Zur Veröffentlichung mit der Zusammenfassung wird vorgeschlagen Abbildung Nr. / It is proposed that the abstract be published together with figure No. / Il est proposé de publier avec l abrégé la figure n DRAW 2 31 Benennung von Vertragsstaaten / Designation of contracting states / Désignation d Etats contractants DEST Alle Vertragsstaaten die dem EPÜ bei Einreichung der europäischen Patentanmeldung angehören, gelten als benannt (Artikel 79 (1)). / All the contracting states party to the EPC at the time of filing of the European patent application are deemed to be designated (Article 79(1)). / Tous les Etats contractants qui sont parties à la CBE lors du dépôt de la demande de brevet européen sont réputés désignés (Article 79(1)). Zeichen des Anmelders / Applicant s reference / Référence du demandeur 1 1

11 Examination Number :... Answer sheet Examination 2014 Tuesday 20 May Case 4, 6 / 6 pages Payment of fees and expenses European Patent Office Treasury and Accounting München Germany Fax +49(0) Please complete in typescript only Name of payer Payer's reference Address Mode of payment* Bank payment/ transfer to 1 Name of EPO recipient bank Debit from deposit account with the EPO is requested 2 Deposit account No. Patent application / patent No. (please use a separate form for each application) EP PCT Code Amount /EUR Code Amount /EUR 001 Filing fee EP direct Opposition fee 501 Additional fee (more than 35 pages) 011 Fee for appeal 020 Filing fee entry EP phase 3 (Rule 159(1)(c) EPC) 029 Certified copy of application; priority document 520 Additional fee (more than 35 pages) entry EP phase 033 Renewal fee for the 3rd year Additional fee for divisional applications (Rule 38(4)EPC) Renewal fee for the 4th year 002 Fee for a European search 035 Renewal fee for the 5th year 055 Additional copy of docs cited in search report 036 Renewal fee for the 6th year 015 Claims fee(s) (Rules 45(1), 162(1)EPC) 5 Validation for Designaton fee(s) Examination fee 122 Fee for further processing (non-fee related cases) 123 Fee for further processing (late payment of a fee) Extension for Fee for grant and printing or fee for grant incl. fee for publcation Additional printing fee for 36th and each subsequent page Claims fee according to Rule 71(6) EPC Fee for further processing (late performance of acts R. 71(3)) 022 Registering of transfer Notes 1-9 see overleaf. Total 0.00 Signature (handwritten / no block letters) Place, Date 1 2

12 - Examination Tuesday 20 May EPO Schedule of Fees 1 / 3 pages Online Fee Payment - Schedule of Fees Search criteria Fee group: ALL FEES Code: Description: Valid at: Currency: EUR Code Description Amount EUR 001 Filing fee - EP direct - not online 210, Filing fee - EP direct - online 120, Fee for a European search - Supplementary search for applications filed before , Fee for a European search - Applications filed on/after , Fee for an international search 1.875, Fee for an international-type search - first filings 1.195, Fee for an international-type search - all other cases 1.870, Designation fee - For each State designated (max. 7x) for applications filed before Designation fee - For all contracting States designated for applications filed on/after Examination fee - For applications filed before and for international applications filed on/after without supplementary Europ 100, , , Examination fee - For applications filed on/after , Fee for grant and printing (not more than 35 pages) or fee for grant including fee for publication 915, Additional printing fee for 36th and each subsequent page 15, Fee for publishing a new specification of the European patent 75, Opposition fee 775, Fee for appeal 1.860, Fee for re-establishment, reinstatement, restoration (EPC, PCT) 635, Conversion fee 75, Claims fee - For the 16th to the 50th claim 235, Claims fee - For the 51st and each subsequent claim 580, Claims fee in accordance with R. 71(4) - For the 16th to the 50th claim 235, Claims fee in accordance with R. 71(4) - For the 51st and each subsequent claim 580, Fee for the request of a decision on the fixing of costs by the opposition division (Rule 88(3) EPC) 75, Fee for the conservation of evidence 75, Transmittal fee for an international application 130, Filing fee - entry EP-phase - not online 210, Filing fee - entry EP-phase - online 120, Fee for preliminary examination of int. application 1.930, Registering of transfer 100, Registering of licences and other rights 100, Cancellation of entry licences and other rights 100, Certified copy of patent certificate 50, Extract from the Europ. Patent Register 40, Inspection of files (paper copies max. 100 pgs, electr. storage medium) 50,

13 - Examination Tuesday 20 May EPO Schedule of Fees 2 / 3 pages 028 Maximum amount administrative fee deposit account 765, Certified copy of application; priority document 50, Communication of information from an application 40, Issue of receipts by fax 55, Renewal fee for the 3rd year 465, Renewal fee for the 4th year 580, Renewal fee for the 5th year 810, Renewal fee for the 6th year 1.040, Renewal fee for the 7th year 1.155, Renewal fee for the 8th year 1.265, Renewal fee for the 9th year 1.380, Renewal fee for the 10th year (constant from 10th year on) 1.560, Renewal fee for the 11th year 1.560, Renewal fee for the 12th year 1.560, Renewal fee for the 13th year 1.560, Renewal fee for the 14th year 1.560, Renewal fee for the 15th year 1.560, Renewal fee for the 16th year 1.560, Renewal fee for the 17th year 1.560, Renewal fee for the 18th year 1.560, Renewal fee for the 19th year 1.560, Renewal fee for the 20th year 1.560, Add. copy of docs cited in search report 40, Surcharge fee for printing (R. 82(3), R. 95(3)) 120, Additional charge per page for transmission by fax - in Europe 4, Additional charge per page for transmission by fax - outside Europe 6, Fee for a technical opinion 3.860, Max. surcharge under Art. 7(3) RFees 150, Protest fee - for international applications 865, Late payment fee (R. 16bis.2 PCT), maximum amount 542, Late payment fee (R. 58bis.2 PCT) 326, Fee for late furnishing of sequence listings (R. 13ter.1, 13ter.2 PCT) 230, Fee for late furnishing of sequence listing (R. 30(3) EPC) 230, Review fee for a supplementary international search - Review fee for a supplementary international search 865, Certification of other documents 50, Add. fee for renewal fee 3rd year 232, Add. fee for renewal fee 4th year 290, Add. fee for renewal fee 5th year 405, Add. fee for renewal fee 6th year 520, Add. fee for renewal fee 7th year 577, Add. fee for renewal fee 8th year 632, Add. fee for renewal fee 9th year 690, Add. fee for renewal fee 10th year 780, Add. fee for renewal fee 11th year 780, Add. fee for renewal fee 12th year 780, Add. fee for renewal fee 13th year 780, Add. fee for renewal fee 14th year 780, Add. fee for renewal fee 15th year 780, Add. fee for renewal fee 16th year 780, Add. fee for renewal fee 17th year 780, Add. fee for renewal fee 18th year 780, Add. fee for renewal fee 19th year 780, Add. fee for renewal fee 20th year 780, Fee for petition for review 2.880,

14 - Examination Tuesday 20 May EPO Schedule of Fees 3 / 3 pages 121 Fee for further processing (late performance of acts R. 71(3)) 250, Fee for further processing (non fee related cases) 250, Fee for further processing (late payment of a fee - 50%) 0, Limitation fee 1.155, Revocation fee 520, PCT charge per sheet in excess of 30 12, Handling fee 163, International filing fee 1.084, PCT - PDF reduction 163, PCT - XML reduction 244, Surcharge for extension fees 51, Extension fee for Slovenia (SI) (EPC Contracting State as from ) 102, Extension fee for Lithuania (LT) (EPC Contracting State as from ) 102, Extension fee for Latvia (LV) (EPC Contracting State as from ) 102, Extension fee for Albania (AL) (EPC Contracting State as from ) 102, Extension fee for Romania (RO) (EPC Contracting State as from ) 102, Extension fee for former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MK) (EPC Contracting State as from ) 102, Extension fee for Croatia (HR) (EPC Contracting State as from ) 102, Extension fee for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) - Extension fee for Bosnia and Herzegovina 102, Extension fee for Serbia (RS) ( filing date as of ) 102, Extension fee for Montenegro (ME) 102, Additional filing fee for the 36th and each subsequent page 15, Additional filing fee for the 36th and each subsequent page - entry into EP phase 15, Add. fee for divisional 2nd generation 210, Add. fee for divisional 3rd generation 420, Add. fee for divisional 4th generation 630, Add. fee for divisional 5th or subsequent generation 840,

15 - Examination Tuesday 20 May OHIM Schedule of Fees 1 / 2 pages 1 6

16 - Examination Tuesday 20 May OHIM Schedule of Fees 2 / 2 pages 1 7

17 - Examination Tuesday 20 May EPO Calendar 2014 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tage / Days / Jours 2014 München Munich Den Haag The Hague La Haye Berlin Neujahr New Year s Day Nouvel An x x x Heilige Drei Könige Epiphany - Epiphanie x Karfreitag Good Friday Vendredi Saint x x x Ostermontag Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques x x x Nationalfeiertag National Holiday Fête nationale x Maifeiertag May Day Fête du Travail x x x Tag der Befreiung Liberation Day Journée de la Liberation x Christi Himmelfahrt Ascension Day Ascension x x x Pfingstmontag Whit Monday Lundi de Pentecôte x x x Fronleichnam Corpus Christi Fête-Dieu x Mariä Himmelfahrt Assumption Day Assomption x Tag der Deutschen Einheit Day of German Unity Fête x x Nationale Allerheiligen All Saints Day Toussaint x Heiliger Abend Christmas Eve Veille de Noël x x x 1. Weihnachtstag Christmas Day Noël x x x 2. Weihnachtstag Boxing Day Lendemain de Noël x x x Silvester New Year s Eve Saint-Sylvestre x x x 1 8

18 - Examination Tuesday 20 May EPO Calendar 2015 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tage / Days / Jours 2015 München Munich Den Haag The Hague La Haye Berlin Neujahr New Year s Day Nouvel An x x x Heilige Drei Könige Epiphany - Epiphanie x Karfreitag Good Friday Vendredi Saint x x x Ostermontag Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques x x x Nationalfeiertag National Holiday Fête nationale x Maifeiertag May Day Fête du Travail x x x Tag der Befreiung Liberation Day Journée de la Liberation x Christi Himmelfahrt Ascension Day Ascension x x x Pfingstmontag Whit Monday Lundi de Pentecôte x x x Fronleichnam Corpus Christi Fête-Dieu x Mariä Himmelfahrt Assumption Day Assomption x Tag der Deutschen Einheit Day of German Unity Fête x x Nationale Allerheiligen All Saints Day Toussaint x Heiliger Abend Christmas Eve Veille de Noël x x x 1. Weihnachtstag Christmas Day Noël x x x 2. Weihnachtstag Boxing Day Lendemain de Noël x x x Silvester New Year s Eve Saint-Sylvestre x x x 1 9

19 - Examination Tuesday 20 May EPO Calendar 2016 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tage / Days / Jours 2016 München Munich Den Haag The Hague La Haye Berlin Neujahr New Year s Day Nouvel An x x x Heilige Drei Könige Epiphany - Epiphanie x Karfreitag Good Friday Vendredi Saint x x x Ostermontag Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques x x x Nationalfeiertag National Holiday Fête nationale x Maifeiertag May Day Fête du Travail x x x Tag der Befreiung Liberation Day Journée de la Liberation x Christi Himmelfahrt Ascension Day Ascension x x x Pfingstmontag Whit Monday Lundi de Pentecôte x x x Fronleichnam Corpus Christi Fête-Dieu x Mariä Himmelfahrt Assumption Day Assomption x Tag der Deutschen Einheit Day of German Unity Fête x x Nationale Allerheiligen All Saints Day Toussaint x Heiliger Abend Christmas Eve Veille de Noël x x x 1. Weihnachtstag Christmas Day Noël x x x 2. Weihnachtstag Boxing Day Lendemain de Noël x x x Silvester New Year s Eve Saint-Sylvestre x x x 2 0

20 - Examination Tuesday 20 May EPO Calendar 2017 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tage / Days / Jours 2017 München Munich Den Haag The Hague La Haye Berlin Neujahr New Year s Day Nouvel An x x x Heilige Drei Könige Epiphany - Epiphanie x Karfreitag Good Friday Vendredi Saint x x x Ostermontag Easter Monday Lundi de Pâques x x x Nationalfeiertag National Holiday Fête nationale x Maifeiertag May Day Fête du Travail x x x Tag der Befreiung Liberation Day Journée de la Liberation x Christi Himmelfahrt Ascension Day Ascension x x x Pfingstmontag Whit Monday Lundi de Pentecôte x x x Fronleichnam Corpus Christi Fête-Dieu x Mariä Himmelfahrt Assumption Day Assomption x Tag der Deutschen Einheit Day of German Unity Fête x x Nationale Allerheiligen All Saints Day Toussaint x Heiliger Abend Christmas Eve Veille de Noël x x x 1. Weihnachtstag Christmas Day Noël x x x 2. Weihnachtstag Boxing Day Lendemain de Noël x x x Silvester New Year s Eve Saint-Sylvestre x x x 2 1

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22 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 1 Multiple choice questions Question 1 Your client would like you to file a Demand for International Preliminary Examination for his International patent application. The due date to file the Demand is 1 October 2014 and your client would like you to file the Demand one week before the due date. The European Patent Office will be selected as IPEA. How can you file this Demand? a. By post and by facsimile only. b. By post, by facsimile and by e-pct only. c. By post, by facsimile and through EPO Online filing, using the newly announced PCT Demand plug in only. d. By post, by facsimile, by e-pct and through EPO Online filing, using the newly announced PCT Demand plug in

23 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 2 Question 2 On behalf of your client, you are filing an application for a Registered Community Design containing five different designs in the same Locarno class. For three of the designs, the client indicates that publication should proceed as usual. However, two of the designs will have to be kept secret for some time. Thus, deferment should be requested, for these designs only. What is the total amount of the fees due on filing the application? a. 990 euro b. 810 euro c euro d euro 2 4 2

24 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 3 Question 3 On 27 February 2012 an International patent application was filed claiming a priority of a Dutch patent application filed on 25 February Amongst others, the following national entries were filed: China, national entry filed on 25 September 2013 Japan, national entry filed on 26 August 2013 India, national entry filed on 25 September 2013 What are the respective due dates for filing a Request for Examination in these countries? a. China: 25 September 2016; Japan: 25 February 2015; India: 25 February b. China: 25 February 2014; Japan: 27 February 2015; India: 25 February c. China: 27 February 2015; Japan: 26 August 2016; India: 25 September d. All three countries: 27 February

25 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 4 Question 4 A client wants to withdraw a European and an International patent application. To guarantee nonpublication of the applications, the withdrawals must have been adequately effected before the technical preparations for publication are deemed to be completed. What is the latest date on which the European and the International patent application can be withdrawn, guaranteeing non-publication? a. For the European patent application 5 weeks before the earliest possible publication date and for the International patent application 2 weeks before the earliest possible publication date. b. For both applications: 18 months from the filing date. c. For both applications: 2 weeks before the earliest possible publication date. d. For the European patent application 2 weeks before the earliest possible publication date and for the International patent application 5 weeks before the earliest possible publication date

26 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 5 Question 5 Today, on the last day of the 3 months period, you need to validate a European patent in The Netherlands. The European patent was granted in the French language with no drawings. A complete English translation of the French description and claims as granted is available. The translator informs you that the remaining time today is too short to make a complete Dutch translation of the French description and claims. However he could manage to make a Dutch translation of the claims today. How can you proceed, in order to correctly validate the European patent in The Netherlands today? a. You don t need to take any action; in this case, there are no requirements for the validation. b. You file the English translation of the description and you file a request for an extension of time to file the Dutch translation of the complete description and claims. c. You file the English translation of the description and you file the Dutch translation of the claims. d. You file the Dutch translation of the claims

27 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 6 Question 6 On 18 August 2004 you have filed an International trademark application for one of your clients claiming priority of a Benelux trademark application filed on 8 August The International trademark application was registered on 18 August Only the United States of America was designated in this International trademark application. The trademark application was first refused in the United States of America but after you had filed a reply to this provisional refusal the trademark was accepted and registered for the United States of America on 14 June What is the last day for renewing this International trademark registration only designating the United States of America without paying additional fees? a. 18 August 2014 b. 14 June 2015 c. 08 August 2014 d. 15 June

28 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 7 Question 7 The European Patent Office as Receiving Office of an International patent application invites the applicant to remedy deficiencies in formal requirements within a period of 1 month. The communication is dated and dispatched on 29 April 2014 and received by the applicant on 2 May What is the last day for the applicant to respond? a. 9 June 2014 b. 30 May 2014 c. 29 May 2014 d. 10 June

29 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 8 Question 8 Based on a Japanese patent application filed 20 June 2008, Japanese patent no was granted on 13 April The registration fee was timely paid. In order to maintain the patent in Japan, annuities will have to be paid to the Japanese Patent Office. In which year do you have to pay the next annuity? a b c d

30 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 9 Question 9 A European patent application is filed today by facsimile. The application contains 25 description pages, 4 claims pages, 1 abstract page, 5 drawing pages and 10 pages containing sequence listings. The application has 18 claims. The applicant wishes to proceed with all claims. Which of the following statements is correct? a. An additional fee for 10 pages will have to be paid because the application was not submitted through online filing. b. The application will be refused if the applicant fails to submit the sequence listings in the prescribed electronic form. c. A total amount of 235 euro in claims fees is due within one month of filing the application. d. If no claims fees are paid, the application will be deemed to be withdrawn

31 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 10 Question 10 On Friday 18 April 2014 you received instructions from a Japanese company to file an application for registration of a trademark in the Benelux. Convention priority has to be claimed from a Japanese trademark application which was filed on 25 November Your client, the Japanese company would like you to claim the priority at the time of filing and requests you to file the trademark application at the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property in The Hague. What is the last day to file this Benelux trademark application claiming the priority and in which language can this trademark be filed? a. The trademark can be filed until 26 May 2014 and can only be filed in Dutch or French. b. The trademark can be filed until 26 May 2014 and can be filed in Dutch, French or English. c. The trademark can be filed until 25 November 2014 and can be filed in Dutch, French or English. d. The trademark can be filed until 25 November 2014 and can only be filed in Dutch or French

32 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 11 Question 11 Recently you have filed a European patent application claiming priority from a Japanese patent application JP1 and from a patent application IN1 pending in India. Upon filing, you did not include a copy of any Search Report. Could you expect, in due time an invitation from the European Patent Office to file a copy of the Search Report(s)? a. No. b. Yes, you will receive an invitation to file a copy for JP1, but not for IN1. c. Yes, you will receive an invitation to file a copy for both JP1 and IN1. d. Yes, you will receive an invitation to file a copy for IN1, but not for JP

33 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 12 Question 12 Your office has received an invitation (Form PCT/IPEA/405), from the International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) to restrict the claims of your International patent application or to pay additional fees. The IPEA finds that the requirement of unity of invention is not complied with. Please review the following statements: I. If you do not agree with the number of inventions, you may file a protest by submitting a reasoned statement that the International patent application complies with the requirement of unity of invention and by paying the required protest fee only. II. If you do not file any response, the IPEA will establish the International Search Report based on those parts of the International patent application, which they consider to relate to the main invention. Which of the following statements is correct? a. Statement I and II are both correct b. Only statement I is correct c. Only statement II is correct d. Both statements are wrong

34 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 13 Question 13 Your client has become aware that a competitor filed a Benelux trademark application on 18 November 2013 that is very similar to his registered Community trademark. This Benelux trademark application was published on 18 February Your client asked you on 18 March 2014 to file an opposition against this trademark. What was the last day for you to file the opposition? a. 01 May 2014 b. 18 May 2014 c. 19 May 2014 d. 18 April

35 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 14 Question 14 Your client is very excited about his International patent application filed on 15 November 2013 claiming priority of European patent application filed on 15 January Yesterday he received from you a fully positive International Search Report and Written Opinion. Your client wishes to enforce the patent as soon as possible against a competitor and he requests you to enter the national phase in EP immediately. Which of the following statements is correct? a. Your client has to be patient as the regional phase in EP can only be entered after 31 months. b. You first have to wait until the application is published, after which you are allowed to file an express request to process the international application and comply with the requirements of R. 159 EPC, upon which the European Patent Office will process and examine the application without delay. c. You first have to file a Demand under Chapter II. In Chapter II you are allowed to file an express request to process the international application and comply with the requirements of R. 159 EPC upon which the European Patent Office will process and examine the application without delay. d. You immediately file an express request to process the international application and comply with the requirements of R. 159 EPC upon which the European Patent Office will process and examine the application without delay

36 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 15 Question 15 For one of your clients you filed a Dutch patent application on 29 August 2013 claiming priority of a British patent application dated 5 January On 2 September 2013 you filed a request for International novelty search and you received the International Search Report dated 29 April 2014 on 30 April You reported the International Search Report on 5 May On 16 May 2014 you received instructions from your client that they would like to amend the application. Which of the following statements is correct? a. It is only possible to file amendments on or before 7 July b. It is possible to file a request for extension to file amendments on or before 30 June The final deadline to file amendments will then expire on 29 August c. It is possible to file a request for extension to file amendments on or before 30 June The final deadline to file amendments will then expire on 1 September d. It is only possible to file amendments on or before 30 June

37 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 16 Question 16 For one of your clients you filed a Benelux trademark application for the trademark BEERKOMPANIE. Some time ago you received a notice from the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property that they intend to refuse this trademark application on absolute grounds. Your client did not agree with this decision and requested you to file a written objection against this refusal. You filed a written objection against this refusal and recently you received the Decision from the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property. The application is definitely refused. Please review the following statements: I. The time limit to file a written objection against the refusal of the Benelux trademark application is three months counted from the date of the notice of the refusal and the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property will automatically extend this time limit to a maximum of six months counted from the date of the notice of the refusal. II. It is possible to file an appeal against the Decision of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property within the time limit of two months from the date of the Decision. Which of the following statements is correct? a. Statement I and II are both correct b. Only statement I is correct c. Only statement II is correct d. Both statements are wrong

38 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 17 Question 17 Your client is Innovative Technologies Netherlands B.V. ("Inno NL"), a subsidiary of a Taiwanese parent company, Innovative Technologies Inc. ("Inno TW"). Inno TW filed, on 20 May 2013, a priority application TW1 for one of their inventions in Taiwan. This morning they have asked your client, Inno NL, to file an International patent application, with the European Patent Office as Receiving Office. Inno NL will be the applicant for this application. Only a Chinese text is available for the application, and there is no possibility anymore to have this translated today. Which of the following statements is correct? a. For Inno NL to validly claim priority of TW1, a transfer of TW1 from Inno TW to Inno NL must be registered prior to filing the International patent application. b. As Taiwan is not a member of the Paris Convention, priority of TW1 cannot be claimed for any International patent application. c. The European Patent Office in its capacity as Receiving Office will require a translation of the Chinese text within two months of filing the application. d. A declaration can be made regarding Inno NL's entitlement to the right to claim priority

39 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 18 Question 18 Review the following statements regarding a European trademark opposition procedure: I. At the request of both parties before the start of the adversarial part of the opposition proceedings the two month cooling off period will be extended with twenty four months. II. Any of the parties in the opposition proceedings can opt out and inform the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market thereof unilaterally, without consent from the other party. Which of the following statements is correct? a. Statement I and II are both correct b. Only statement I is correct c. Only statement II is correct d. Both statements are wrong

40 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 19 Question 19 On behalf of your client, last Friday you have filed an application DS-A for a Registered Community Design for a new design for a wall light ( product A ). The representation of the design includes 6 views. However, this morning, you have discovered that, due to an error at your drawing office, the submitted drawings file also contains 5 views relating to another wall light ( product B ) from a different client. In the submitted drawings, the 6 views relating to product A appear first, before the 5 incorrect views relating to product B. As product B has to be kept secret until its market introduction, scheduled to take place at a major lighting exhibition in early May 2015, an RCD application DS-B was filed for that design on 8 January 2014; with the filing of DS-B, deferment of publication was requested. Which of the following statements is correct? a. You will receive an invitation from the examiner that the views in DS-A relate to more than one design, following which you may withdraw the views relating to product B. b. You will receive an invitation from the examiner that the application DS-A contains more than 7 views, giving you the opportunity to select the views to be used for the publication. Thus, you can exclude the views relating to product B from the publication. c. By adding to DS-A a claim to priority of DS-B, publication of the views relating to product B will be automatically deferred, as well. d. No action needs to be taken as the exhibition will take place within the grace period for application DS-A anyway

41 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 20 Question 20 Your Patent Administration has received a communication under Art. 94(3) dated 19 November You were invited to correct the indicated deficiencies within a period of four months. On 21 March 2014 your Patent Attorney requested an extension of time for two months. On 8 April 2014, the European Patent Office extended the time limit as requested. What is the final date on which a response can be filed without further processing? a. 19 May 2014 b. 29 May 2014 c. 30 May 2014 d. 02 June

42 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 21 Cases Case 1 The diagram below represents the procedure for obtaining a Registered Community Design (RCD) through the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market. In this diagram, four procedural steps are represented by the letters A, B, C and D. Moreover, the durations of four time periods are represented by the letters E, F, G and H

43 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination In the answer sheet, fill in the correct names for the procedural steps corresponding to the letters A, B, C and D. You should select from the following list: - examination - invalidation request - novelty search - registration - start of grace period - start of priority period 2. In the answer sheet, fill in the correct lengths of the time periods corresponding to the letters E, F, G and H. You should select from the following list: - 6 months - 12 months - 18 months - 30 months - 3 years - 5 years

44 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 23 Case 2 On 12 March 2014 your firm filed an International patent application A with the European Patent Office as Receiving Office, for which your patent attorney acts as agent. The applicant Ophra Inc. has the nationality and residence of Taiwan and the inventors, Mr. Jerry Springer and Mr. Larry King are residents and nationals of the United States of America. You filed the application indicating Ophra Inc. as applicant and Mr. Springer and Mr. King not as applicants for the purposes of the designation of the United States of America but simply as inventors only. Valid priority had been claimed from Ophra s earlier application B filed on 6 November Please indicate to what change in the U.S. law the inventors, Mr. Springer and Mr. King, have not been indicated as applicants for the purposes of the designation of the United States of America, but simply as inventors only. Shortly after filing the International patent application A, you have received Form PCT/RO/103 from the European Patent Office, informing you that the International patent application A will not be accorded an international filing date and inviting you to correct the application. 2. Please explain why the International patent application A will not be accorded an international filing date and how this may be corrected. The correction was forwarded by courier on 23 April 2014 and received at the Receiving Office on 25 April What will be the international filing date after having filed the correction? 4. Does the USPTO still require a declaration of inventorship? If yes, how can such declaration be added to the International patent application, and what is the latest date for doing so?

45 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 24 Case 3 On 6 May 2014 a European patent application was filed directly with the European Patent Office in Munich. The EPO Request for Grant form (Form 1001) was used. Which date of filing will be accorded to this European patent application in the circumstances below and motivate your answer. 1. The filing fee and search fee were not paid at the time of filing. The filing fee and search fee were paid later on 15 May The filing fee and search fee were paid on 6 May The description, claims and drawings were filed in Chinese. A translation of the description, claims and drawings into German was filed later on 20 May The filing fee and search fee were paid on 6 May The description and drawings were filed in German, but no claims were filed. A set of claims in German was filed later on 12 May The filing fee and search fee were paid on 6 May The description and claims were filed in German, the drawings were also filed but the drawings contained text in English. Replacement drawings with the text in German were filed later on 14 May The filing fee and search fee were paid on 6 May The description and claims were filed in German, but the drawings referenced in the description were not filed. The missing drawings, with text in German, were filed later on 14 May

46 - Examination Tuesday 20 May Examination - 25 Case 4 This morning, your formalities department received the following (Annex 1) from one of the attorneys in your firm. Please read the instruction and the letter from the client (Annex 2), and answer the following questions: 1. Can a divisional application indeed still be filed for invention C? Why (not)? If so, what is the latest date to file the divisional application? 2. Will the divisional application take effect for Sweden and/or Norway? Motivate your answer and explain which actions, if any, need to be taken. 3. Fill in the filing form (Form 1001) and fee sheet (Form 1010) for the new divisional application EP3. Fees will be paid using your firm s deposit account The fee sheet should cover all fees that are due at the time of filing, or that should be paid within one month of the filing date of EP3. Note: for this question, you do not need to indicate any inventors. Portions of the standard EP Form 1001 that have no relevance for this exam have been omitted. Shortly after filing the divisional application, on request of Mrs. Charité, you call Mr. van Otterlo to inform him on having filed the divisional application. He thanks you, and also mentions that he wants to enter into licensing discussions with the third party using invention C. In view of this, he wants to accelerate the grant of a European patent on EP3 as much as possible. 4. Which steps, if any, can you take, to accelerate the grant of the patent? Please include payment of any fee that can validly be paid and the relevant amount(s) in your answer