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EPO and INPI Brazil to further enhance their co-operation

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190722.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 National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI) have agreed to work towards enhancing their co-operation.
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EPO extends Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme with IP Australia

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190701a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 28 June 2019 With effect from 1 July 2019, the European Patent Office (EPO) will be extending its PPH pilot programme with IP Australia, thus enabling applicants at both offices to continue obtaining... Continue reading
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EPO and EUIPO renew their co-operation

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190613.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 13 June 2019 The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), renewing their commitment to a comprehensive co-operation framework to further improve services... Continue reading
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Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal related to plant patentability

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190405.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 5 April 2019 Today, pursuant to Article 112(1)(b) EPC, the President of the EPO has submitted questions to the Enlarged Board of Appeal which relate to the patentability of plants exclusively obtained by... Continue reading
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EPO and Jordan launch negotiations on validation agreement

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190405a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 5 April 2019 The heads of the EPO and the Jordanian Industrial Property Protection Directorate (IPPD) met in Munich today to start negotiations on a validation agreement. The agreement aims to provide inventors... Continue reading
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EPO Contracting States discuss next steps regarding the patentability of plants obtained by essentially biological processes

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190329.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 29 March 2019 In the 159th meeting of the Administrative Council, the representatives of the 38 EPO Contracting States together with the European Patent Office discussed the need to find a solution in... Continue reading
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EPO, CEN and CENELEC to cooperate on standards and patents

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190318.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 18 March 2019 The European Patent Office (EPO), the European Committee of Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance the support... Continue reading
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EPO member states discuss patentability of plants obtained by essentially biological processes

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190220.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 20 February 2019 In the meeting of the Committee on Patent Law, the Office and the representatives of the 38 EPO Contracting States, together with the European Commission as observer, had a first... Continue reading
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Board of Appeal decision on plant patentability published

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2019/20190205.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 05 February 2019 Today, the EPO was informed that in case T1063/18 regarding the patentability of plants a decision has been issued by the competent Technical Board of Appeal. The written decision can... Continue reading
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Josef Kratochvíl elected Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20181212.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 12 December 2018 The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation today elected Josef Kratochvíl (CZ) as its Chairman. Mr Kratochvíl succeeds Christoph Ernst (DE) who, in October, was appointed Vice-President for Directorate... Continue reading