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<p>Hello folks. I am looking for help from some experienced German
patent practitioners about how slow or prompt the German patent
office is with DAS tasks.<br>
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<p>As we all know, the German patent office joined the DAS system on
November 25, 2024. As of right now the participation of the
German patent office is as a Depositing Office for purposes of
three kinds of priority applications:<br>
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<li>National patent applications</li>
<li>National utility model applications</li>
<li>PCT international applications</li>
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<p>Having clicked around a bit on the web site of the German patent
office, I found form number A9164 dated November 24, 2024. It is
entitled <i>Request for an electronic priority document and
deposit in WIPO DAS</i>. The idea, it seems, is that the German
applicant completes this form and sends the completed form to the
German patent office. I presume that the next thing that happens
is that the German patent office provides the precious DAS access
code to the applicant.</p>
<p>So can some experienced German patent practitioner please share
their experience with this DAS task in the German patent office?
Is the German patent office prompt about providing the precious
DAS access code? How long does it take to receive the DAS access
code? <br>
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<p>And I suppose it would be good to know whether the answers to
these questions differ depending upon whether the kind of
application involved is a national patent application or a
national utility model application or a PCT international
application.<br>
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<p>As you might imagine my worry is that given that this DAS
procedure has only been in existence for a few weeks, maybe it is
not well established within the German patent office. Maybe the
real situation is that the applicant needs to pester the German
patent office, maybe asking multiple times for the DAS access
code. But hopefully my worry is misplaced and hopefully what
really happens is that you file this form A9164 in the morning and
by the afternoon the German patent office has provided the
precious DAS access code.</p>
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