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EP

English translation: European patent

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English term or phrase:EP
Selected answer:European patent
Entered by: Nedra Rivera Huntington

15:22 Feb 7, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Patents
English term or phrase: EP
A EP(UK) patent relating to dose setting for a pen injection device for insulin with a request for an opinion on novelty and inventive step. The opinion was that claims 1 & 2 are not new or do not involve an inventive step. Claims 3 to 20 are new and inventive over the documents presented.
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What does EP stand for?
Thanks
Waleed Mohamed
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 21:22
European patent
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Patent_Convention
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Nedra Rivera Huntington
United States
Local time: 10:22
Grading comment
Thank you Nedra very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +8European patent
Nedra Rivera Huntington


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ep
European patent


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Patent_Convention

Nedra Rivera Huntington
United States
Local time: 10:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you Nedra very much!

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