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1. EPO congratulates Hungarian Intellectual Property Office on its 125th anniversary

   EPO President António Campinos addressed a celebration gala today (1 March) to mark the 125th anniversary of the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO).

2. High-growth technology business forum

   On 25 February, the EPO together with Licensing Executive Society International (LESI) held the first edition of a new online forum designed especially for high-growth technology businesses and small and medium-sized technology enterprises, the major drivers of Europe's economic growth.

3. Open for public consultation: EPC and PCT-EPO Guidelines

   You can submit your comments in any one of the EPO's three official languages via an online form. The deadline for your contributions is 12 April 2021.

4. Heads of the EPO and INPI Brazil take stock of their technical and strategic reinforced partnership

   EPO President António Campinos met the President of the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI), Cláudio Vilar Furtado, on 25 February to discuss co-operation on enhancing the patent system and better supporting innovators in Europe and Brazil

5. Deeper insights into the patent system

   EPO Academic Research Programme publishes five final research reports

6. Working together to simplify the patent system: First common practices agreed by EPO member states

   The first two common practices - in the areas of examination of unity of invention, and designation of the inventor - were endorsed by member states at a meeting of the organisation's Administrative Council in December 2020.

7. Intellectual property in the digital age in focus at conference held under Portugal’s EU Presidency

   EPO President António Campinos spoke about the importance of supporting innovation at the opening of a high-level online conference on IP held on the occasion of Portugal's EU Council Presidency.

8. Co-operation with Mexico on patents: EPO and IMPI mark one year of their Reinforced Partnership

   EPO President António Campinos and the Director General of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Juan Lozano, met virtually today to take stock of joint efforts to improve patent services and support innovators since the signing of an advanced co-operation agreement between the two offices last year.

9. EPO and EUIPO sign partnership agreement with the Technical University of Munich

   The European Patent Office (EPO) and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) on 4 February 2021 to offer TUM graduates the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience as trainees in both Offices.

10. Study highlights economic benefits of owning intellectual property rights – especially for small businesses

    A new study released today by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shows that companies which own at least one patent, registered design or trade mark generate on average 20% higher revenues per employee than companies which do not own any of those intellectual property rights (IPRs).