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What happens when foreign patent applications are filed?
Most countries prosecute patent applications in the same manner as the US. There are a few notable exceptions. Canada and Japan permit one to delay the examination (Office Actions and Amendments) up to seven years from the priority date. European countries are typically prosecuted in the European Patent Office (EPO) all in one application. When the EPO allows the application, the application is split into the individual countries and each designated country issues a separate patent. African countries use a process similar to the EPO procedure.
Updated: 11/12/99
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