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EPO President meets with Ibero-American IPOs

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200722.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. On Wednesday 15 July the President of the EPO, António Campinos, met with the Heads of the Ibero-American intellectual property offices. The virtual meeting replaced the annual EPO-IMPI joint event usually held in... Continue reading
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Interest in 3D printing strongly on the rise

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200721.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Joint EPO and EUIPO 3D printing conference draws participants from Europe and beyond
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Record numbers of oral proceedings by VICO in 2020

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200717.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. So far this year over 1000 oral proceedings have been held by videoconference
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Europe is a global hub for innovation in 3D printing

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200713.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. EPO’s latest landscaping study entitled “Patents and additive manufacturing – Trends in 3D printing technologies” demonstrates that innovation in this field is surging across multiple industries.
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Joint statement of EPO and CNIPA on response to COVID-19

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200630.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The European Patent Office (EPO) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) stand in full solidarity with all those affected by COVID-19.
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EPO’s Annual Review 2019 published: progress made on strategic plan

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200630a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Published in a new format and replacing the former Annual Report, the review outlines the main achievements and activities carried out under each of the five goals of the Office’s Strategic Plan 2023,... Continue reading
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Fighting coronavirus – EPO supports researchers with patent information

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200626.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The EPO has published the first two parts of a series of resources designed to help researchers and decision-makers benefit from patent information in their fight against coronavirus.
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EPO receives top marks for quality of its patents and services

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200609.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The EPO has for the ninth consecutive time been ranked number one among the world’s largest patent offices by users for the quality of its patents and services in Intellectual Asset Management (IAM)’s... Continue reading
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Engaging with users on the EPO Guidelines

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200616.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Representatives of user associations and other experts have been meeting on 3 occasions these last weeks with EPO management and experts in the framework of the Standing Advisory Committee before the EPO.
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EPO mourns with Spain over lives lost

http://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2020/20200528.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The management and staff of the EPO wishes to express their deepest sympathy for the people of Spain