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Y01N Label<br />

Y01N2<br />

Y01N4<br />

Y01N6<br />

Y01N8<br />

Y01N10<br />

Y01N12<br />

Nanobiotechnology<br />

<strong><strong>Nanotech</strong>nology</strong> for information<br />

processing, storage and transmission<br />

<strong><strong>Nanotech</strong>nology</strong> for materials and<br />

surface science<br />

<strong><strong>Nanotech</strong>nology</strong> for interacting,<br />

sensing and actuating<br />

<strong><strong>Nanotech</strong>nology</strong> for optics<br />

Nanomagnetism<br />

3rd Int'l Dialogue on Responsible R&D of <strong>Nanotech</strong><br />

Summary<br />

<strong><strong>Nanotech</strong>nology</strong> patents are scattered over all<br />

IPC/ECLA sections<br />

Emerging technology with high growth rate<br />

EPO has created Y01N tag to respond to various<br />

challenges<br />

Y01N can be and is used to monitor trends<br />

EPO actively cooperates with others in this area<br />

3rd Int'l Dialogue on Responsible R&D of <strong>Nanotech</strong><br />

168<br />

Trilateral comparison<br />

"nano"-TAG<br />

Type of docs<br />

EPO<br />

Y01N<br />

EP,WO,US,DE,<br />

BE,FR,UK,<br />

NL + others<br />

& non-patent<br />

literature<br />

USPTO<br />

977/DIG1<br />

US<br />

3rd Int'l Dialogue on Responsible R&D of <strong>Nanotech</strong><br />

3rd Int'l Dialogue on Responsible R&D of <strong>Nanotech</strong><br />

JPTO<br />

ZNM<br />

JP<br />

The European patent grant procedure<br />

Filing the<br />

application<br />

Examination<br />

on filing /<br />

formalities<br />

examination<br />

Search<br />

Publication<br />

of application<br />

and search<br />

report<br />

Substantive<br />

examination<br />

(grant of<br />

patent or<br />

refusal of<br />

application)<br />

Opposition<br />

(in some<br />

cases)<br />

Appeal<br />

(in some<br />

cases)

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