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1. EPO and Chinese IP office enhance their comprehensive strategic partnership

   EPO President António Campinos and the Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), Shen Changyu, agreed to enhance their bilateral co-operation in the framework of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

2. “Back to the future”: EPO supports TEDx event

   The EPO yesterday participated in TEDxMünchen, an event in which scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and thought leaders shared insight from their respective areas of expertise.

3. Margarita Salas - a pioneer in genetics and molecular biology

   Message of condolence from the management and staff members of European Patent Office.

4. EPO underlines importance of IP protection at Web Summit

   An EPO delegation including António Campinos, EPO President, Nellie Simon, Vice-President Corporate Services, and several expert examiners took part in Web Summit in Lisbon between 4 and 6 November.

5. EPO and LESI hold first conference on the importance of IP to high-growth firms

   On 4 and 5 November 2019 the EPO and the Licensing Executives Society International held their first-ever joint conference focussed on the importance of IP to high-growth firms.

6. Simplifying access to patent protection in Georgia

   The EPO has signed a validation agreement with the government of Georgia, which, once in force, will allow European patent applications and patents to take legal effect in Georgia.

7. EPO and Cambodia renew bilateral co-operation, take stock of their validation agreement

   A delegation from Cambodia led by Senior Minister of Industry and Handicraft Cham Prasidh visited the EPO on 31 October to meet with a team from the EPO headed by President António Campinos.

8. EPO and Mexico launch reinforced partnership

   The EPO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Reinforced Partnership with the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), further strengthening the longstanding co-operation between Europe and Mexico in the area of patents.

9. European patents help SMEs commercialise high-potential inventions, new study shows

   A new study published today by the European Patent Office (EPO) finds that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) rely on European patents to protect their high-potential inventions and that two thirds of these inventions are commercially exploited.

10. Digital technologies in the spotlight at EPO Patent Information Conference 2019

    Around 350 patent professionals from 45 countries are gathering at the EPO’s 29th annual Patent Information Conference in Bucharest this week to discuss the latest developments in the field, and especially the impact of digital technologies on searching and using patent data.