Patent office case law

Patent offices examine patent applications and publish reasons for approving or denying them.

In theory, patent offices are servants of the government, but in practice they are a very influential body in patent governance.

(See also: Patent governance#How legislation gets ignored)

Per patent office

Ordered per patent office, then newest first.

Australia: (overview)

Canada: (overview)

European Patent Office: (overview)

France: (overview)

India: (overview)

Israel: (overview)

Japan: (overview)

New Zealand: (overview)

South Africa: (overview)

UK: (overview)

USA: (overview)

Related pages on en.swpat.org

• Patent offices have financial incentives to approve applications
• Patent governance

Pages about specific patent offices

• USPTO
• European Patent Office
• UK patent office

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