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Icelandic IP office celebrates 30th anniversary, Finland marks 25 years since EPC accession

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20211109a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. EPO President António Campinos addresses events in Iceland and Finland marking major milestones, as a shared focus on a more sustainable future shapes the new normal.
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Patent Knowledge Week raises awareness of the power of patent data

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20211108.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The EPO welcomed more than 2 100 participants from 91 countries to Patent Knowledge Week, which took place online from 2 to 5 November 2021.
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Quantum technologies on the rise in the space sector

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20211102a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Joint study by EPO, the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) and the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the rapid growth in patenting for space-based quantum communication and encryption
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Launch of the user area pilot phase

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20211102.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. A fresh approach to working online with the EPO.
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Users discuss finalising EPC and PCT-EPO Guidelines for March 2022

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20211029.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. SACEPO Working Party on Guidelines reach consensus on the EPO Guidelines 2022
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Issuing of EPO badges for professional representatives

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20211029a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Professional representatives may obtain an EPO badge also by video call.
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Towards a common understanding of quality

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20211025.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 75 members of the SACEPO Working Party on Quality connect to their seventh meeting over three days
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New EPO study: Europe and US are leading innovation in plastic recycling and alternative plastics globally, patent data shows

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20211019.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. From a global perspective, Europe and the US are leading innovation in plastic recycling and alternative plastics technologies, a new study published today by the European Patent Office (EPO) shows.
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SACEPO discusses digital transformation and data protection

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20211019a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The Working Party on Rules has met virtually to discuss legal changes in support of advancing the digitalisation of the patent grant process.
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Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation re-elects Chairperson

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20211015a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Josef Kratochvìl (CZ) re-appointed for a three-year term