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Winners of the 2021 European Inventor Award revealed

SACEPO discusses digital transformation at EPO

Launch of survey to help us to shape the EPO's future payment functionalities

Global Patent Index (GPI) now with access to more than 130 000 000 patent documents

Patent Knowledge News launched

Users meet to discuss EPO Guidelines and agree to extend public consultation

Decommissioning of online filing (CMS) with effect from 1 January 2022

PATLIB2021 conference heralds enhanced support for innovators in Europe

EPO further extends pilot for opposition hearings by VICO

EPO member states discuss new normal, IP education and the EPO Observatory at 15th annual meeting

Oral proceedings in examination moving to Zoom

EPO partners with European Commission and European Parliament to celebrate Europe Day 2021

European Inventor Award 2021 finalists announced

EPO President at the Spanish Chamber of Commerce on the support to innovators

EPO President comments on referral G1/21

EPO adopts new environmental policy, aims for carbon neutrality

EPO-IEA study highlights need to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies to meet climate goals

World IP Day 2021: navigating the pandemic through ingenuity

For the third time, the EPO participates in the international Girls’ Day

Linking up with EPO art and artists

EPO User Day 2021: Engaging with our users on quality, timeliness and digital user services

Public consultation on “Towards a new normal” closed

Exploring Art at the European Patent Office

EPO President in discussion with Members of the European Parliament on the importance of patents in supporting innovation

Working with users to improve the European patent granting process and patent documentation

EPO and ELLIS sign Memorandum of Understanding

EPO launches new Online Filing 2.0 service

Trilateral Offices agree on a new vision statement

Communiqué of 24 March 2021 on the oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal by videoconference

EPO continues oral proceedings by videoconference in examination and opposition during pendency of referral G 1/21

Contribute to EPO’s public consultation first draft of “Towards a new normal” orientation document

Healthcare innovation main driver of European patent applications in 2020

IP5 taskforce discusses approach to AI and emerging technologies at second meeting

European Inventor Award 2021: save the date

Introduction of a BOT protection system for the European Patent Register

Communiqué of 10 March 2021 on decision G 1/19 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

EPO and leading scientists celebrate International Women’s Day

EQE goes digital

EPO congratulates Hungarian Intellectual Property Office on its 125th anniversary

High-growth technology business forum

Open for public consultation: EPC and PCT-EPO Guidelines

Heads of the EPO and INPI Brazil take stock of their technical and strategic reinforced partnership

Deeper insights into the patent system

Working together to simplify the patent system: First common practices agreed by EPO member states

Intellectual property in the digital age in focus at conference held under Portugal’s EU Presidency

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

EPO and EUIPO sign partnership agreement with the Technical University of Munich

Study highlights economic benefits of owning intellectual property rights – especially for small businesses

EPO and CIPO make their PPH fast-track programme permanent

Patent grants up 5.9% at IP5 offices in 2019