An illustration of the examination of the application in the patent process.

Examination of the application

As soon as your Swedish patent application is filed to PRV, we start the handling process. When we process your application, we do both a formal check and a technical examination through searches.

Formal check

When your application is filed to PRV, we check that it meets certain formal requirements.

Technical examination

Once we have completed the formal review of your application, the technical review will begin.

Technical notice

A technical notice is a technical opinion that we send to you. In the notice, the patent engineer lists the obstacles to grant your patent, which were found during the search.

Reply to a notice

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Quality assurance in the patent process

This applies to national applications, but corresponding quality-assurance measures are also implemented in the processing of international patent applications (PCT).

Governance and support

The patent process is governed by regulations. Our assessment of patentability is harmonized with the practice of the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Rejection

If we consider the invention not patentable, we will reject your application.