EPO, JPO And USPTO Sign Up To Work Sharing Agreement
It emerged earlier this month that the heads of the European Patent Office (EPO),
the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office
(JPO) met in Alexandria, Virginia and Washington DC to develop and coordinate
solutions for reutilising the work done in the three Offices.
Following a proposal from the industry and patent attorneys in 2005, the Trilateral
Offices have agreed on a single format for filing patent applications that will
be directly accepted by all three Trilateral Offices. The potential savings for users of the three services will be around $100 million
per year. The 25th anniversary of co-operation between the Trilateral Offices also provided
a unique opportunity for a dialogue among companies, organisations, practitioners,
and patent offices on the past successes and future challenges of the Trilateral
experience. At the meeting, the heads of the three offices - EPO President Alison Brimelow,
USPTO Undersecretary Jon W. Dudas and JPO Commissioner Masahiro Koezuka - signed
a Memorandum of Understanding, outlining the Trilateral group's achievements
in 2007. .
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