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1. Winners of the 2021 European Inventor Award revealed

   EPO reveals Award winners at its first all-digital ceremony, announces the establishment of a new prize for young innovators

2. SACEPO discusses digital transformation at EPO

   Annual meeting held virtually over two days also saw stakeholders discuss EPO’s plans for the future

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

   Today, 9 June 2021, the EPO issued an invitation via email to EPO smart card holders and users of the credit card payment service to take part in a survey on batch payments and future fee payment functionalities.

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

   It also provides features for downloading or visualising the results for statistical analysis.

5. Patent Knowledge News launched

   The EPO has launched its new online magazine Patent Knowledge News, which will feature news, updates and facts relating to patent knowledge from the EPO and beyond.

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

   The SACEPO Working Party on Guidelines held its 21st meeting on 20 May.

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

   CMS will be replaced by Online Filing 2.0

8. PATLIB2021 conference heralds enhanced support for innovators in Europe

   The conference marks the launch of the EPO’s PATLIB 2.0 project, aimed at increasing support to the network of over 300 patent information centres in Europe

9. EPO further extends pilot for opposition hearings by VICO

   In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the EPO has decided to further extend the pilot project for conducting opposition hearings by VICO until 31 January 2022.

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

    On 11 May 2021, 80 representatives of 40 national offices (in 38 EPO member states and two future member states) and the EUIPO met online for the 15th annual meeting on co-operation.