In a welcome move the EPO has further amended the Rules, bringing clarity to the deadline for filing divisional applications. Rule 36(1)(a) EPC – Deadline for Filing Divisional Applications Under the rule change that came into effect on 1 April 2010, applicants were required to file all divisional applications “before the expiry of a time [...]

The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently published information on Rule changes which come into force on January 1, 2011 and which introduces a limited duty of disclosure to the EPO. The new Rules will apply to all European patent applications, including divisional applications, and international applications entering into the European national phase filed on [...]