Practices of National/Regional Offices
Pratiques des Offices nationaux/régionaux
Practicas de Oficinas Nacionales/Regionales

National/Regional Office
Office national/régional
Oficina nacional/regional
Guidelines/
Directives/
Directrices
Argentina
Argentine
Directrices sobre Patentamiento
Australia
Australie
Manual of Practice and Procedure
Austria
Autriche
Richtlinien zur Bearbeitung von Patentanmeldungen
Canada
Canadá
China
Chine
Examination Guidelines [English] [Chinese]
Czech Republic
République tchèque
República Checa
Finland
Finlande
Finlandia
France
Francia
Directives d’examen des demandes de brevets:
Germany
Allemagne
Alemania
  • Guidelines for the Examination Procedure (P 2796.1)
  • Merkblatt für internationale (PCT-)Patentanmeldungen (PCT/DPMA/200) [Information for international (PCT) patent applications - German only]
  • Merkblatt für die Hinterlegung von biologischem Material für die Zwecke von Patent- und Gebrauchsmusterverfahren (X1200) [Information for the deposit of biological material for the purpose of patent and utility model procedures - German only]
  • Information for Patent Applicants (P 2791.1)
All documents are available at: http://www.dpma.de/english/patent/forms/index.html
Greece
Grèce
Grecia
Guidelines on How to Acquire Patents, Patents of Addition (PoA) and Utility Model Certificates (UMC) [PDF]
Hungary
Hongrie
Hungría
India
Inde
Manual of Patent Practice and Procedure
Japan
Japon
Japón
Examination Guidelines for Patent and Utility Model in Japan
Lithuania
Lituanie
Lituania
Rules on filing, examination of patent applications and grant of patents (Lithuanian only)
Mexico
Mexique
México
Guía del usuario (Applicant’s Guide) [PDF]
New Zealand
Nouvelle Zélande
Nueva Zelandia
Patent Protection Guide [PDF]
Norway
Norvège
Noruega
Retningslinjer for saksbehandlere (Guidelines for patent examination) - in Norwegian only
Republic of Korea
République de Corée
República de Corea
BM [business methods] Examination Guidelines
Romania
Roumanie
Rumania
The Patent Applicant’s Guide
Slovakia 
Slovaquie
Eslovaquia
Instruction of the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
Sweden
Suède
Suecia
Lagar och regler (Swedish regulations) [Swedish only]
Switzerland
Suisse
Suiza
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Ex République yougoslave de Macédoine
Ex República Yugoslavia de Macedonia
Protection Procedure for Patents
United Kingdom
Royaume-Uni
Reino Unido
United States of America
États-Unis d’Amérique
Estados Unidos de América
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)
EAPO
OEAB
OEAP
How to Get a Eurasian Patent
EPO
OEB
OEP
OAPI

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