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Coordinating our response to AI and emerging technologies: five largest IP offices hold first joint task force meeting

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2020/20200117.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The five largest intellectual property offices held the inaugural meeting of their joint Task Force on New Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence this week in Berlin.
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The EPO and representatives from EU Member States call for the speedy implementation of the Unitary Patent package

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2020/20200110.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. António Campinos, President of the EPO, and his team met today with the Chair and members of the executive group of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Preparatory Committee, as well as with the... Continue reading
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EPO refuses DABUS patent applications designating a machine inventor

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20191220.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The EPO has refused two European patent applications in which a machine was designated as inventor.
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EPO and ARIPO sign agreement on Reinforced Partnership

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20191218.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. In an effort to enhance international co-operation in order to strengthen the global patent system, the EPO has signed a Reinforced Partnership agreement with the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO).
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SACEPO Working Party on Guidelines agrees on public consultation

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20191205.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Members of the SACEPO Working Party on Guidelines and the EPO met on 27 November to discuss the annual revision of the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO and the Guidelines for Search... Continue reading
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EPO and INPI Brazil launch technical and strategic partnership

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20191126.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The European Patent Office (EPO) and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a Reinforced Technical and Strategic Partnership to enhance co-operation between Europe... Continue reading
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EPO signs reinforced partnership agreement with Indonesia

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20191122.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. EPO President António Campinos and the head of the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) of Indonesia, Freddy Harris, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Reinforced Partnership between their two offices at... Continue reading
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European Patent Office launches new Espacenet, improving access to world’s largest free collection of patent documents

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20191119.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. New Espacenet’s state-of-the-art features and enhanced functionality will make it even easier for users to conduct patent searches and access over 110 million patent documents from all over the world free-of-charge.
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EPO underlines the pivotal role of patents for the economy at parliamentary event in Brussels

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20191118.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The EPO last week presented two of its studies at an event in the European Parliament hosted by Jörgen Warbon MEP, Vice-President SME Europe of the European People’s Party group.
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EPO and CNIPA enhance comprehensive strategic partnership

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20191112.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. EPO President António Campinos and the Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), Shen Changyu, agreed to enhance their bilateral co-operation in the framework of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).