Category: R

Revocation in European Patent LawTermination of the protection given to a patent on one or more grounds, e.g. lack of novelty.

Reinstatement in European Patent LawRestoring a patent to protection after it has apparently lapsed by error or been revoked.

Rejection in European Patent LawWhen a patent application is refused by a patent office.

Research Disclosure in European Patent LawDefensive-type publications which are published, often anonymously, to give companies and inventors "freedom of use" rather than legal protection. Once research disclosures are published the invention described cannot be patented.

Renewal fees in European Patent LawPayments that must be made by the applicant to the patent office in order to keep the patent in force and prevent it from lapsing. In the USA, these are termed maintenance fees.