2015

EPO’s ISO 9001 certification extended to cover the entire patent process

Unitary Patent ready to go

Inventions in climate change mitigation technologies growing strongly

Member states move forward on the Unitary Patent

Serbia celebrates 95 years of intellectual property protection

Statement of the President of the European Patent Office on the terrorist attacks in Paris

“Good IP information can drive innovation and the economy”

Search for patents on your mobile

Validation agreement with the Republic of Moldova enters into force

Pan-European Seal interns start at the EPO

145th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (Munich, 14-15 October 2015)

30 years of EPO-SIPO co-operation: anniversary highlights Europe’s contribution to building up China’s patent system

European patents to cover Moldova

EPO and IP Australia sign Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral co-operation

EPO and USPTO renew their commitment to joint classification scheme

The EPO welcomes next step forward for the Unified Patent Court

New guidelines for PCT procedure

EPO publishes its staff rules and regulations

EPO to donate EUR 100 000 to help refugees in Munich

EPO and Italy await introduction of EU unitary patent

EPO hosts major conference on unitary patent and unified patent court

EPO and IMPI agree on CPC introduction in Mexico

EPO supports new platform on renewable energy innovation

Social Report 2014 published

144th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (Munich, 24-25 June 2015)

Ongoing consultation on reforms to the EPO boards of appeal

Global dossier now extended to include USPTO data

Business-friendly fee pattern adopted for the unitary patent

European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee supportive of revised UP fee proposal

Outstanding inventors honoured with the European Inventor Award

EPO global benchmark for quality, independent survey says

Social dialogue: discussion continues

Heads of IP5 offices agree to focus on improving services to users and the public

EPO welcomes CJEU decisions clearing the way for the unitary patent

Consultation on reforms to the EPO boards of appeal

Trade unions join round table with EPO President and Administrative Council Chairman

European Inventor Award finalists 2015: inventors behind 15 ground-breaking innovations selected

Japanese and Korean data now available in Global Dossier

ESAB statement on Patent aggregation and its impact on competition and innovation policy

143rd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (Munich, 25 and 26 March 2015)

Joint statement from the Chairman of the Administrative Council and the President of the Office

European patent reform in focus of talks with UK intellectual property minister

Statement from the management: No, the EPO is not violating fundamental human rights

ESAB statement on the possible introduction of a grace period in Europe

Validation agreement with Morocco - “a historic development”

Validation agreement with Morocco enters into force

European Patent Office receives record number of patent filings

Solidarity with Denmark

Morocco recognises European patents as national patents

EPO receives a record 273 000 patent filings in 2014, up by around 3%

Solidarity against terrorism