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Joint communiqué – EPO-CNIPA pilot starts on 01 December, 2020

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20201020.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Chinese patent applicants will be able to designate EPO as ISA, giving them an additional option for their international search
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EPO marks EMAS 25th anniversary

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200928a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The Office today celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).
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Introducing Inventors Revisited, the new EPO video and podcast series

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200928.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The Office today has published Inventors Revisited, a new video and podcast series in which the EPO reconnects with former finalists and winners of the European Inventor Award.
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EPO-IEA study: rapid rise in battery innovation playing key role in clean energy transition

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200922.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Improving the capacity to store electricity is playing a key role in the transition to clean energy technologies.
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Testing Zoom as a second platform for oral proceedings in opposition

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200914.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. From 14 September oral proceedings by videoconference involving multiple opponents and/or requiring simultaneous interpretation will be tested on the Zoom platform.
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Inventors against coronavirus

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200909.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The EPO today has published Inventors against coronavirus, a new video series highlighting the inventors working on solutions to various COVID-19 issues.
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Your feedback matters to us: new round of surveys starts soon

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200902.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. EPO contractor BERENT Deutschland GmbH will shortly begin contacting users anonymously to gather feedback which will shape our products and services.
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Summary published for user consultation on EPO Guidelines

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200731a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The EPO has published the statistical summary of almost 150 submissions received from users in the first ever public consultation on the EPC and PCT-EPO Guidelines.
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Celebrating diversity throughout Europe

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200731.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. To mark LGBT+ pride in Amsterdam, the EPO raises the rainbow flag at its office in the Netherlands
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IP5 agree to strengthen co-operation to tackle global challenges

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200724.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The heads of the world’s five largest intellectual property offices (IP5) convened for their 13th annual meeting, the first to be conducted by video conference, to take stock of major achievements in their... Continue reading