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Validate European patents with inovia.com

If you have a granted European patent, you need to validate the patent in each European country where you seek patent protection. With inovia.com, you can validate your patent in up to 38 countries with just one instruction. As a result, you'll save both time and money.

Why use inovia.com for European validation?

  • Increased productivity. inovia.com allows you to run instant quotes and file into multiple countries with a single instruction.
  • Save your (or your clients') money. Cut costs by 20-50% when filing through the inovia agent network. We provide upfront, fixed and transparent pricing to make the budgeting process easier.
  • It's flexible. You may choose to use inovia's agents, your own agents, or a combination.
  • Experience inovia quality. Our foreign associate network is made up of world-class agents and meticulous translators.

Where inovia fits in the patent process

epvalidation and the patent process

Simple overview

Once a notice of intention to grant (also referred to as a 71(3) notice) has been issued from the European Patent Office (EPO), a translation of the granted claims must be lodged and the required fees paid to the EPO. You should complete this step however you presently manage it. Typically, if you're the applicant you'll get your current European representative to do this.

Once these steps are complete, the European patent is granted. You can then use inovia.com to validate the patent in each of your chosen European countries.

Read more about the European validation process in our resources section.

How it works

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