In: EPO GENERAL
New security measures at EPO buildings 14 February 2017 The security of staff, visitors and business is of paramount importance to the EPO. The Office has therefore commissioned external security audits to identify any measures that are needed to respond effectively to the current security situation in Europe. As a... Continue reading
In: EPO GENERAL
8 February 2017 The EPO and Russia’s Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) have launched their joint Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme to enable work-sharing and accelerated treatment of patent applications in both regions. This follows the signing of an agreement by EPO President Benoît Battistelli and Rospatent Director... Continue reading
In: EPO GENERAL
3 February 2017 In its order for decision G1/15, related to the question of partial priorities and so-called toxic divisionals, the Enlarged Board of the EPO held that a generic claim encompassing alternative subject matter may not be refused partial priority, provided the alternative subject matter has been directly, at... Continue reading
In: EPO GENERAL
20 January 2017 The Supreme Court of the Netherlands has today issued a ruling in a legal case related to a dispute generated by one trade union present at the EPO, SUEPO, against the Office. We welcome this decision by which the Court considers the Dutch courts as not competent to... Continue reading
In: EPO GENERAL
20 December 2016 The European Patent Office – its employees, managers and all staff – are deeply shocked and saddened by the horrific attack which took place at a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday, 19 December 2016. As an international organisation based in Germany and with an Office in... Continue reading
In: EPO GENERAL
19 December 2016 Additional measures now operational for visitors in the Isar building Munich and in The Hague The safeguarding of staff, visitors and business is of paramount importance to the EPO. The Office has therefore undertaken external security audits to identify any measures that are needed to respond effectively... Continue reading
In: EPO GENERAL
16 December 2016 The Administrative Council (AC) of the European Patent Organisation yesterday appointed Carl Josefsson (Sweden) as the first President of the Boards of Appeal (BoA). A new location for the BoA was also approved by the Member States. Both measures are being taken as an important part of the institutional... Continue reading
In: EPO GENERAL
12 December 2016 The European Patent Office has decided to stay all proceedings in examination and opposition cases in which the invention is a plant or animal obtained by an essentially biological process. The decision was taken following the discussion by EPO member states in the Patent Law Committee of... Continue reading
In: EPO GENERAL
10 October 2016 An EPO delegation has attended the annual Assemblies of the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva last week. The Assemblies provide an opportunity to meet with partners from around the world. The EPO was there to undertake a series of discussions promoting efficiency,... Continue reading
In: EPO GENERAL
23 September 2016 Technical and legal experts from the EPO and the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) took part in a joint workshop to exchange information on plant-related patents and plant variety rights. The workshop, which took place in Angers, France on 21/22 September, was organised within the framework of... Continue reading
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