As part of our history of working with the latest technologies, Brookes Batchellor was one of the first firms to use the European online filing system, within 6 months of its introduction in December 2003. Now that the system has been broadened, we are pleased to report that we have again taken the technology on board and made use of the technique in an opposition we are handling.
Of course, knowing the value of our clients' patents and the importance of ensuring that the correct patent documents are filed, we have always taken a cautious approach and even in this case we also filed a confirmation copy by registered post.
It is in this spirit that we have been involved in ongoing discussions with the UK Patent Office about its choice of carrier to transmit documents to the European Patent Office after diligence by our Records staff revealed that two patent applications filed at the UK Patent Office for transmittal to the European Patent Office had not arrived at the EPO within the normal period.
In this case, our quick response, (well before any other Patent Attorneys noticed) was enough to prompt the UK and European offices into action and ensure that the documents were located by the delivery service and arrived at the European Patent Office just in time to avoid losing the filing date they had been accorded.
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