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

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

2. EPO publishes blockchain conference report

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

3. 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...

4. Celebrating International Women’s Day 2019: EPO launches ‘Women in the Lead’ mentorship programme

   The EPO celebrated International Women's Day on 8 March by launching "Women in the Lead", a...

5. EU Presidency conference on Intellectual Property in Bucharest

   EPO President António Campinos has spoken about the importance of cooperation at an IP conference...

6. Report on the results of the user consultation on increased flexibility in the timing of examination process now available online

   The consultation received a high interest in terms of user participation, with over 620 responses...

7. EPO member states discuss patentability of plants obtained by essentially biological processes

   In the meeting of the Committee on Patent Law, the Office and the representatives of the 38 EPO...

8. EPO artwork on loan at the Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe

   A work on loan from the EPO's art collection is being featured in an exhibition at the Center for...

9. Enhancing the visibility of intellectual property: EPO and LESI sign MoU on bilateral co-operation

   The European Patent Office (EPO) and the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) have...

10. Board of Appeal decision on plant patentability published

    Today, the EPO was informed that in case T1063/18 regarding the patentability of plants a decision...