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1. Have your say: last round of public consultation for the EPO's Strategic Plan 2023

   The EPO has published its draft Strategic Plan 2023 and is now inviting all stakeholders to...

2. Medtech CII event to raise awareness among SMEs

   The EPO and the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV) jointly hosted the first in a series...

3. European Patent Office’s new premises in The Hague receives international award as “Best Tall Office Building”

   The new premises of the European Patent Office (EPO) in The Hague have been named "Best Tall...

4. Patent research grants – call for proposals 2019

   Under the programme, grants of up to EUR 100 000 are awarded in respect of selected proposals on...

5. Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal related to plant patentability

   Today, pursuant to Article 112(1)(b) EPC, the President of the EPO has submitted questions to the...

6. EPO and Jordan launch negotiations on validation agreement

   The heads of the EPO and the Jordanian Industrial Property Protection Directorate (IPPD) met in...

7. EPO Contracting States discuss next steps regarding the patentability of plants obtained by essentially biological processes

   In the 159th meeting of the Administrative Council, the representatives of the 38 EPO Contracting...

8. EPO, CEN and CENELEC to cooperate on standards and patents

   The European Patent Office (EPO), the European Committee of Standardization (CEN) and the European...

9. EPO publishes blockchain conference report

   As a follow-up to its "Patenting Blockchain" conference, the European Patent Office (EPO) has...

10. European companies and inventors file more patent applications in 2018

    The number of patent applications filed with the European Patent Office (EPO) grew by 4.6% last...