2017

EPO extends fast –track pilot programmes with four countries

Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO rules on disclaimers

154. Tagung des Verwaltungsrats der Europäischen Patentorganisation (München, 13. und 14. Dezember 2017)

Official inauguration of the new building for the Boards of Appeal

Bilaterial Cooperation Agreement signed with France

EPO’s quality management system re-certified under ISO 9001

Neue Studie bestätigt Wachstum bei Technologien der Vierten Industriellen Revolution

Benoît Battistelli elected Chair of CEIPI Administrative Council

Agreements with Brazil and Tunisia enter into force

Supporting innovation in the plant sector with IP rights: EPO-CPVO conference in Brussels

Patent applications filed at IP5 offices up 10%

EPO supports Munich “Science Days”

EPO and Chinese IP office renew their strategic partnership

US-Bar-EPO Liaison Council meeting: Deepening US applicants’ understanding of European patent practice

IPO Education Foundation and EPO Day Conference held in Munich

Unitary Patent expected to boost trade and investment in the EU, new study shows

EPO’s Patent information Conference focuses on evolution of services

153rd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (Munich, 10 and 11 October 2017)

António Campinos elected next EPO President

EPO enhances international co-operation role during WIPO Assemblies

EPO welcomes Brazil into family of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) partner offices

EPA und EAPO starten beschleunigte Patentprüfung

Brevets européens en Tunisie : L’accord de validation entre l’OEB et la Tunisie entrera en vigueur le 1er décembre

Beschwerdekammern nehmen Arbeit am neuen Standort auf

Event on the role of patents in advancing climate change mitigation technologies

Neue Publikation zeigt die Wichtigkeit von Patenten für Europas kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU)

Solidarity with the victims in Barcelona

EPA-Sozialbericht 2016 veröffentlicht

Alberto Casado Cerviño to head new EPO Directorate-General Patent Granting Process

Strike participation rates

Businesses eager for Unitary Patent to start in early 2018

EPA veröffentlicht erstmals Qualitätsbericht

Fast-track patent examination launched with Malaysia and the Philippines

EPO publishes new policy brief on climate technologies and enhances cooperation with IRENA

EPA stellt Praxis im Bereich der Pflanzen- und Tierpatente klar

EPO welcomes ‘topping out’ of its new office building in The Hague co-designed by architects Jean Nouvel and Diederik Dam

Herausragende Erfinder aus Belgien, Frankreich, Deutschland, Italien, den Niederlanden, Österreich, Spanien, den USA und Marokko mit dem Europäischen Erfinderpreis 2017 ausgezeichnet

Independent Survey confirms EPO No.1 for quality

Attack in London

World’s five largest intellectual property offices celebrate ten years of co-operation

EPO and SIPO further strengthen their co-operation

Solidarity with the UK

EPO and Institute of Industrial Property of Angola initiate bilateral co-operation

EPO and Argentina sign co-operation agreement

EPO and Eurasian Patent Office agree to launch Patent Prosecution Highway

Monegasque ambassador visits the EPO

Finalisten des Europäischen Erfinderpreises 2017 bekanntgegeben

Solidarity with Sweden

Das EPA gewährt Beihilfen für akademische Forschungen

EPO and CPVO workshop on plant-related inventions

Trilateral offices celebrate 35 years of co-operation, discuss ways to further advance patent systems worldwide

Solidarity with the United Kingdom

Bilateral co-operation plans signed with Latvia and Lithuania

EPO President meets with Jo Johnson, the new UK intellectual property minister

Rekordzahl an Patenterteilungen beim EPA

First Boards of Appeal President takes up his post

Schließung des automatischen Briefkastens am Hauptsitz in München

EPO launches Patent Prosecution Highway pilot with Russian patent office

Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO rules on partial priorities

Engaging with users on patent quality

Cambodia first Asian country to recognise European patents on its territory

Statement by the European Patent Office on the ruling by the Supreme Court of the Netherlands