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EPO and SIPO further strengthen their co-operation

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2017/20170601.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 1 June 2016 The EPO and SIPO of China have co-operated since 1985 and have had a privileged strategic co-operation partnership for the last 10 years. EPO President Battistelli and SIPO Commissioner Shen... Continue reading
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EPO – Solidarity with the UK

http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2017/20170523.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. Solidarity with the UK 23 May 2017 The Management and staff of the European Patent Office are deeply shocked by the terrible news of the attack that took place after a pop concert... Continue reading
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Strike participation rates

10 July 2017 In accordance with the rights guaranteed to EPO staff, a small proportion of the EPO’s workforce observed their right to strike on Friday 30 June and Monday 3 July. A low rate of participation by staff was registered. On 30 June, just 8.1% of staff declared themselves... Continue reading
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Attack in London

5 June 2017 The Management and staff of the European Patent Office have been deeply shocked by news of the horrific attack that took place in the London Bridge and Borough Market area of London on Saturday evening. The European Patent Office strongly condemns this appalling act of hatred. As... Continue reading
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Solidarity with the UK

23 May 2017 The Management and staff of the European Patent Office are deeply shocked by the terrible news of the attack that took place after a pop concert in Manchester yesterday. We express our deepest solidarity with the people of the United Kingdom and our heartfelt sympathy goes to... Continue reading
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EPO and Eurasian Patent Office agree to launch Patent Prosecution Highway

27 April 2017 The EPO and the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) have agreed to launch a joint Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme to enable work-sharing and accelerated treatment of patent applications at both offices. The agreement was signed today in Munich by EPO President Benoît Battistelli and EAPO President... Continue reading
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Solidarity with Sweden

10 April 2017 The management and staff of the EPO are deeply shocked and saddened by the horrific attack which took place in Stockholm on Friday 7 April. On behalf of all those at the EPO, I express our solidarity with the people of Sweden and our heartfelt condolences to... Continue reading
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The EPO offers grants for academic research

10 April 2017 Today marks the launch of the new EPO Academic Research Programme offering financial support for academic research on patent-related matters. The programme will award grants of up to EUR 100 000 to winning proposals. This initiative will complement the EPO’s long-standing commitment to support research on patent... Continue reading
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Solidarity with the United Kingdom

23 March 2017 The management and staff of the EPO are deeply shocked and saddened by the horrendous incident that occurred in London on 22 March. I express our heartfelt condolences to the victims of this terrible attack. Our thoughts are with their relatives, families and friends in these difficult... Continue reading
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First Boards of Appeal President takes up his post

1 March 2017 Carl Josefsson has commenced his role as the new President of the EPO Boards of Appeal (BoA). The new position of BoA President has been introduced as one of the main pillars of a package of measures aimed at increasing the efficiency of the Boards’ and enhancing... Continue reading