• The Official Journal 6/2023 is now available online

    https://new.epo.org/en/legal/official-journal/2023/06.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at June 2023) A56 PDF HTML EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE Information from the EPO Decision of the President of the European Patent... Continue reading

     
  • Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal – G 1/23 (“solar cell”)

    http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/communications/2023/20230629.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 29 June 2023 Under Art. 112(1)(a) EPC, a Board of Appeal refers a question to the Enlarged Board of Appeal if it considers that a decision is required, in order to ensure uniform... Continue reading

     
  • EPO Annual Review 2022 highlights

    http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230628.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The EPO published its Annual Review 2022 today, accompanied by a video highlighting an Office that’s fit for a more sustainable future.

     
  • EPO and European Innovation Council strengthen ties to advance European breakthrough innovation

    http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230627.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. EPO and EISMEA sign letter of intent

     
  • Advancing quality through dialogue

    http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230626.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Meetings with stakeholders touch upon quality, digital transformation and the Unitary Patent

     
  • IP5 Offices discuss office-led initiatives on climate-related innovations

    http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230621.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Annual meeting of the IP5 Offices: addressing climate change through an accessible and inclusive IP system.

     
  • Update of Boards of Appeal decisions search

    http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230622.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use.Changes to the search engine and results listings are part of ongoing efforts to modernise the EPO website.

     
  • Avelino Corma Canós named Lifetime Achievement laureate

    http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230620.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The EPO will celebrate the life and career of the Spanish professor during the 2023 European Inventor Award ceremony.

     
  • First Unitary Patents on their way to publication

    http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230612.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. European Patent Bulletin releases data about first European patents with requests for unitary effect

     
  • Celebrating 30 years of innovation in Slovakia

    http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230607.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. On 31 May, the Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic (SK IPO) hosted an event to commemorate the 30th anniversary since its founding, as well as three decades of innovation in Slovakia.