In the next months EU member states are set to ratify an extensive package of reforms for the European patent system. The biggest changes in 40 years will introduce a new type of patent and a new patent court at European level, with far reaching implications for patent users and all those...
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A recent study by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has revealed a strong connection between intellectual property (IP) ownership and business performance in the EU. The research demonstrates that companies with at least one registered patent...
Launched by European Patent Office (EPO) in 2006, the European Inventor Award is a global, highly recognized innovation prize which celebrates the Tomorrow Shapers - inventors whose perseverance, ingenuity and creativity are paving the way to a brighter future. The "Non-EPO countries" category reco...
On May 9, Wu Kai, the Chief Scientist of CATL, and his team were nominated as finalists for the European Inventor Award 2023 in the "Non-EPO countries" category, for their contribution to the safety of lithium-ion batteries. Launched by the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2006, the awar...
The European Patent Convention (EPC) is a treaty that established a single, unified patent examination system for 31 European countries. An applicant now files his application at the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich or The Hague, instead of at the 31 national patent offices. After grant...
As per European Patent Law, it is mandatory for an applicant to file their patent application first at the EPO. Once application is granted, the applicant has to extend their invention in different EP member states. This is done in order to reap maximum commercial benefit from an invention. ...
Patent office ready for unitary patent The new patent – which has been approved by all EU member states except for Italy and Spain – must be ratified in national legislation before the new patents can be issued. Battistelli said that the process of dealing with the unitary patent applicati...
ESA regrets the decision of the European Patent Office declaring restriction of patentability of plants invalid,On December 5, 2018, in an oral hearing on a patent on pepper plants, the European Patent Office dec
- Related patent application recently awarded inAustralia; similar patents pending in other countries, favourable outcomes anticipated DARMSTADT,Germany,Aug. 3, 2017/PRNewswire/ --Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the European Patent Office (EPO) has ...