Munich. The Law on the amendment of patent law provisions and other laws of intellectual property rights was announced today (Gazette. I S. 3830). By law, the procedures are to the German Patent- and Trademark Office (DPMA), particularly in patent cases, practical to be optimized. The procedure before the DPMA more transparent, be more efficient and flexible.

On the day after the promulgation pits two of the key ingredients of the law in force: Firstly, the need for privacy legal basis for online access to the file is created. On the other hand, the new law, by ordinance that the signature-free electronic brands- and design application can be introduced. The statutory instrument for implementing the electronic tags- and design application without a signature requirement will soon be adopted by the Federal Ministry of Justice.

“These changes in electronic legal transactions between the DPMA and the applicants will be simplified. In brief, our customers can patent- See and utility model documents online. Brands- and design applications can be online soon – ohne Signatur – be submitted. This brings us to the wishes of our Applicants and Applicants by cost- and time savings gradually increase our service quality”, said Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer, President of the DPMA.

Further regulations, designing the patent process more efficient and customer-oriented, to be 1. April 2014 In Kraft treten. The law provides, that the deadlines for filing translations English- and French patent applications on 12 Months be extended. The search report will in future also include the preliminary assessment, whether the subject of the application is eligible for protection. The opposition period against patents is extended from three to nine months and hearings during the opposition proceedings are public in the future.

The Law Amending patent legislation and other laws of intellectual property law goes back to an initiative of the DPMA. It was on 27. June 2013 adopted by the Bundestag and was in the 5. July 2013 passed by the Bundesrat in second reading.

Those: DPMA

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