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World’s five largest patent offices agree on joint task force for emerging technologies and AI

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190613a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 13 June 2019 From left to right: CNIPA Commissioner Shen Changyu, USPTO Director Andrei Iancu, KIPO Commissioner Park Wonjoo, JPO Commissioner Naoko Munakata, EPO President António Campinos, and WIPO Deputy Director General John... Continue reading
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EPO and EUIPO renew their co-operation

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190613.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 13 June 2019 The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), renewing their commitment to a comprehensive co-operation framework to further improve services... Continue reading
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Raumfahrt als Inspiration für Innovation

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190604.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Sorry, this page is currently not available in English. Apollo-Astronaut Charlie Duke und Generaldirektor des Deutschen Museums, Professor Wolfgang M. Heckl Moon-Talk, Astronauten und Erfindungen im Deutschen Museum 4. Juni 2019 Das Europäische... Continue reading
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Joint EPO-EUIPO study finds strong link between growth of SMEs and their use of IP

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190521.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 21 May 2019 Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that apply for patents, trade marks or designs have a greater probability of experiencing high growth than SMEs that do not. That’s according to a... Continue reading
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Summit gives new boost to Europe’s network of patent information centres

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190515.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 15 May 2019 Breakout session, from left to right: Olli Ilmarinen, Finnish Patent and Registration Office, chair, Jean-Philippe Muller, INPI, Ile de France, France Alban Fischer, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, Santa... Continue reading
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Search Matters 2019: Insight for searchers and patent information professionals focuses on AI

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190510.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 10 May 2019 The EPO has held its annual Search Matters conference at its headquarters in Munich. The three day event, which has run for 31 consecutive years, offered training to patent search... Continue reading
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EPO announces the finalists for the European Inventor Award 2019

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190507.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 7 May 2019 The European Patent Office (EPO) today announces the 15 finalists nominated for the European Inventor Award 2019. The Award, now in its 14th year, celebrates the genius and creativity of... Continue reading
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Have your say: last round of public consultation for the EPO’s Strategic Plan 2023

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
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Medtech CII event to raise awareness among SMEs

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
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European Patent Office’s new premises in The Hague receives international award as “Best Tall Office Building”

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