European Patent Convention
The international agreement establishing the European Patent Organisation and the European …
European Patent Litigation Agreement
A draft agreement intended to be an optional addendum to …
European Patent Register
Online publication of procedural and legal status information relating to …
European Union (EU) Patent
See Community Patent (the “Single) Patent“)
European Union Intellectual Property Office
The European Union’s Community Trademark and Registered Design office based …
Ex Parte
Latin term widely used by lawyers to denote a legal …
Ex Parte Re-examination
Refers to a patent office proceeding to re-examine the grant …
Ex-Post-Facto obviousness
One of the major dangers when assessing the obviousness of …
Examination, Preliminary, Substantive
The process by which an application for an intellectual property …
Exclusive Distributor
A distributor who, under its distribution agreement, is protected against the …