The patenting process and registration strategy at Freie Universität Berlin
The patenting process and registration strategy at Freie Universität Berlin
Typically, you start the process by claiming the right of priority when filing a German or European patent application.
You then have a maximum of twelve months to protect additional information under the patent.
By filing an international patent application (under the Patent Cooperation Treaty or PCT), you can gain another 18 months until the final selection of countries in which the patent will be disclosed.
That is why a specific opportunity for commercial exploitation should usually be established within 30 months, as the different patent examination processes tend to incur high costs in each individual country and region.
The patent and attorney costs are borne by the university.
