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Nellie Simon appointed EPO Vice-President for Corporate Services

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20181011.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 11 October 2018 The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation has appointed Nellie Simon Vice-President of the European Patent Office’s Directorate-General Corporate Services. Ms Simon, an Austrian national, will succeed Željko Topić... Continue reading
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EPO fosters international co-operation during WIPO Assemblies

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20181005.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 05.10.2018 A high-level EPO delegation led by President António Campinos attended the WIPO Assemblies in Geneva last week to meet with counterparts from national patent offices from around the world to help shape... Continue reading
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Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal: Appeal deemed not to be filed or inadmissible in case of delayed fee payment?

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20180723.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 23 July 2018 In accordance with Article 112(1)(b) EPC the President of the European Patent Office has referred a point of law concerning the interpretation of Article 108 EPC to the Enlarged Board... Continue reading
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Europe gears up for the Unitary Patent

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20180705.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 5 July 2018 Conference participants voice strong support for the Unitary Patent package and are eager to see the start of the new system More than 200 representatives of industry, government, academia and... Continue reading
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António Campinos takes over as President of the European Patent Office

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20180702.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Munich, 2 July 2018 António Campinos took up office today as President of the European Patent Office (EPO). With a strong record of 20 years of executive leadership experience in the Intellectual Property... Continue reading
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EPO publishes Quality Report 2017

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20180619.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 19 June 2018 The EPO has today published the second edition of its dedicated Quality Report. Compared with the 2016 edition, the report provides more extensive information and details on existing and new... Continue reading
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World’s five largest patent offices convene for 2018 annual meeting

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20180618.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 18 June 2018 The five largest patent offices held their annual IP5 heads of office meeting on 14 June in New Orleans, USA. The meeting was hosted by USPTO Director Andrei Iancu, and... Continue reading
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Achievements 2010 to 2018 published: “Modernising the EPO for excellence and sustainability”

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20180611.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 11 June 2018 The EPO has today published a summary of achievements resulting from the extensive modernisation reforms put in place between 2010 and 2018. The changes have enabled the Office to be... Continue reading
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Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group Awards EPO President Battistelli for ‘Services to IP Protection’

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20180607a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 7 June 2018 The Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG) today honoured EPO President Benoît Battistelli with a special award for his services to intellectual property. The 2018 prize in the individual achievement category was... Continue reading
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EPO ranked No. 1 for quality and service in largest-ever IAM Magazine survey

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2018/20180604.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. EPO ranked No. 1 for quality and service in largest-ever IAM Magazine survey 4 June 2018 The EPO has for the seventh consecutive time been ranked number one among the world’s five largest... Continue reading