Community Patent Convention. A 1975 treaty that, for patent purposes, treats the European Union as a single state and allows a patent applicant to obtain patent protection in all European Union nations through a single blanket filing and examination procedure. • If the application is approved, the European Patent Office issues a single Community patent. […]
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European Patent Office. The office that receives filings, conducts examinations, and issues Community patents applied for under the European Patent Convention. • The office is located in Munich, Germany, and The Hague, Netherlands. — Abbr. EPO.
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European Patent Convention. A 1973 treaty allowing a patent applicant to obtain patent protection in all signatory nations, mostly European Union members, through a single blanket filing and examination procedure. • The Community patent is valid in any member nation in which it is registered. The procedure is administered through the European Patent Office in
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Convention for the European Patent for the Common Market. See COMMUNITY PATENT CONVENTION.
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An international patent issued by the European Patent Convention. • Community patents are good for 20 years from the application date. They may be registered in any nation in the European Union and other EPC signatories.