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IP5 focus co-operation on initiatives that benefit users

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210623a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The heads of the world’s five largest intellectual property offices (IP5) met virtually on 23 June for their 14th annual meeting.
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Oral proceedings before the EPO only on Zoom

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210623.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Popular videoconference tool to be the sole platform for oral proceedings from 1 October
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Press Communiqué of 22 June 2021 on decision G 4/19 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210622.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued decision G 4/19 (Double patenting) today, in which it held that a European patent application can be refused by reason of the... Continue reading
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SACEPO discusses digital transformation at EPO

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210611.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Annual meeting held virtually over two days also saw stakeholders discuss EPO’s plans for the future
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Launch of survey to help us to shape the EPO’s future payment functionalities

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210609a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 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... Continue reading
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Global Patent Index (GPI) now with access to more than 130 000 000 patent documents

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210609.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. It also provides features for downloading or visualising the results for statistical analysis.
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Patent Knowledge News launched

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210608.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 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.
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Users meet to discuss EPO Guidelines and agree to extend public consultation

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210607.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The SACEPO Working Party on Guidelines held its 21st meeting on 20 May.
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Decommissioning of online filing (CMS) with effect from 1 January 2022

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210531.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. CMS will be replaced by Online Filing 2.0
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EPO member states discuss new normal, IP education and the EPO Observatory at 15th annual meeting

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210512.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 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.