Re: [PIUG List] Researching EP Patent Oppositions

Vince, in the Register you can enter 01 in the opponent field to find oppos=
itions. The WebRegMT alerting service can be programmed to notify you when =
an opposition occurs. More details tomorrow when I'm back in the office.

Nigel Clarke
EPO
Online Products and User Support


----- Original Message -----
From: Vince Mariano [vmar10159_at_yahoo.com]
Sent: 23-06-2008 10:22 MST
To: "PIUG Discussion List @ Listbox" <piug_discussion_list_at_v2.listbox.com>
Subject: [PIUG List] Researching EP Patent Oppositions



Members of the list-

I have a question about researching EP Patent Oppositions. I am i=
nterested in finding out how interested third parties can find out when a N=
otice of Opposition has been filed against a granted EP Patent. What is the=
 first instance where the public can determine that an opposition against a=
n EP Patent has been filed?
 
Thus far, I have been able to determine that in the Register Plus service a=
t www.epoline.org there would appear information on an oppositionÂ=
 as soon as the formalities officer has worked on a received opposition d=
ocument. But what I am trying to determine is if there is mo=
re efficient way to monitor all EP Oppositions, rather than having to =
restrict the focus of your due diligence to monitoring a specific=
 EP Patent for 9 months from its grant.  Ideally, I would like to be i=
nformed of all EP Oppositions in a real-time manner.  Is this possible=
 yet?

A related question on this topic- is the first public d=
isclosure of Opposition information in the EP Patent’s Registe=
r Plus record?  Does the EPO publish a list of all the =
patents which have had a Notice of Opposition filed against it in=
 a separate Gazette or Register?  
 
Finally- aside from official sources, is there a secondary s=
ource vendor of this information  that can be obtained by interes=
ted third parties in a time-sensitive manner?
 
Any advice from the members of this group is much appreciated, and thanks f=
or your timely assistance on this matter.
 
Cordially,
 
Vince Mariano
PIUG List Member





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