Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter - September 2018

A Survey of Third Party Observation Systems

Third party observations can be a cost-effective way of introducing prior art or arguments related to patentability of a published patent application. The September 2018 issue of Sterne Kessler’s Global Patent Prosecution Newsletter includes information on third party observations in the U.S., Europe, China, Japan and for PCT applications, and discusses the pros and cons of these submissions.

In this issue:

• Third Party Submissions in the U.S.: What You Need To Know
• Third Party Observations in Europe, China, Japan, and for the PCT - To File or Not to File?