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Co-operation with Mexico on patents: EPO and IMPI mark one year of their Reinforced Partnership

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210210a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. EPO President António Campinos and the Director General of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Juan Lozano, met virtually today to take stock of joint efforts to improve patent services and support... Continue reading
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Study highlights economic benefits of owning intellectual property rights – especially for small businesses

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210208.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. A new study released today by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shows that companies which own at least one patent, registered design or trade mark... Continue reading
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EPO and CIPO make their PPH fast-track programme permanent

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210120.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The EPO and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) have announced that the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme between the two offices became permanent on 6 January 2021.
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EPO allows the taking of evidence by VICO

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201223.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The Administrative Council amends Rules 117 and 118 EPC to permit the hearing of parties, witnesses and experts by videoconference.
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Impact of AI on patent system explored at EPO digital event

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201218.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The European Patent Office (EPO) conference “The role of patents in an AI driven world” came to a conclusion today. The two-day online event provided a platform to discuss artificial intelligence (AI), its... Continue reading
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EPO congratulates INPI Brazil on its 50th anniversary

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201214.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI) celebrated its 50th anniversary on 11 December 2020, with messages coming from national and international organisations from around the world.
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EPO-USPTO joint panel at CIP FORUM 2020

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201211.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. EPO President António Campinos delivered a keynote speech yesterday (10 December), followed by a joint panel discussion with the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Andrei Iancu, at the Center... Continue reading
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Stepping up co-operation with the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI)

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201209.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Co-operation between the EPO and the Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI) was on the agenda yesterday at the 60th session of OAPI’s Administrative Council, held in Lomé, Togo and also virtually.
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EPO, JPO and USPTO confirm their commitment to co-operation to address global challenges at 38th Trilateral conference

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201209a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The heads of the European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO) and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), known as the Trilateral offices, held their 38th annual meeting on 8 December... Continue reading
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EPO and CNIPA discuss future co-operation at annual meeting

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201204.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. EPO President António Campinos and Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) Shen Changyu discussed recent developments and future co-operation between the offices at their annual bilateral meeting today.