http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190418.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 18 April 2019 The EPO has published its draft Strategic Plan 2023 and is now inviting all stakeholders to provide their views on the document. We would like to thank all those who... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190416.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 16 April 2019 The EPO and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) jointly hosted the first in a series of events on computer-implemented inventions in medical technology last week in Lund, Sweden.... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190411.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 11 April 2019 The new premises of the European Patent Office (EPO) in The Hague have been named “Best Tall Office Building” by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), an... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190410.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 10 April 2019 The EPO is pleased to announce a new call for proposals for funding under its Academic Research Programme. The EPO recognises the importance of high-quality research on patent-related intellectual property... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190405.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 5 April 2019 Today, pursuant to Article 112(1)(b) EPC, the President of the EPO has submitted questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal which relate to the patentability of plants exclusively obtained by... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190405a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 5 April 2019 The heads of the EPO and the Jordanian Industrial Property Protection Directorate (IPPD) met in Munich today to start negotiations on a validation agreement. The agreement aims to provide inventors... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190329.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 29 March 2019 In the 159th meeting of the Administrative Council, the representatives of the 38 EPO Contracting States together with the European Patent Office discussed the need to find a solution in... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190318.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 18 March 2019 The European Patent Office (EPO), the European Committee of Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance the support... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190314.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 14 March 2019 As a follow-up to its “Patenting Blockchain” conference, the European Patent Office (EPO) has published a conference report entitled “Talking about a new revolution: blockchain” to provide insight into... Continue reading
http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190312.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Online Annual Report 2018 Infographic (PDF, 556 KB) Information for journalists 12 March 2019 The number of patent applications filed with the European Patent Office (EPO) grew by 4.6% last year, reaching a... Continue reading