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Trade fairs and congresses 2013

Calendar of exhibitions and fairs in which the EPO will participate in 2013.

Dates	Location	Event
May
13 to 17	Rio, Brazil	www2013 An event for computer and business experts, and for academics, who will be looking forward to hearing from the EPO and INPI Brazil how best protect their innovations and to discuss the ideas behind open patent data. Do not miss the presentation by Clara Neppel on: "Innovation and intellectual property on the web" Wednesday 15 May, 17.45 hrs to 18.00 hrs Followed by a panel discussion on: " Patents and innovation on the web." Moderator: Julio Duram Panellists: Clara Neppel, Kristen Richmond, Luis Carlos dos Santos Duarte Wednesday 15 May, 18.00 hrs to 18.30 hrs Meet our EPO and INPI experts at www2013 on the EPO stand no. 9 Venue: Windsor Barra Hotel, Rio, Brazil
23 to 24	Vienna, AT	ASTP
29 to 31	Sofia, Bulgaria	South-East European Exhibition and Congress Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Knowing about patents in your area and who owns them can be of vital importance to engineers and decision makers. To find out more, we invite you to our stand at the South-Еast European Exhibition and Congress on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Sofia between 29 and 31 May. Do not miss the presentation "Who owns the smart building patents?" Wednesday, 29 May 2013, 14.00 to 14.30 hrs Rodopi Hall Inter Expo Center, Sofia Stand 1-C10 European Patent Office / Bulgarian Patent Office www.epo.org/clean-energy
June
4 to 6	Vienna, AT	Renewable Energy World The European Patent Office, recognising the role that sustainable technologies will play in future, is exhibiting again at Renewable Energy World Europe: 4 - 6 June 2013, Vienna, Austria. EPO expert Stefano Angelucci will talk on "Owning" the Know-How of Wind Power Generation in Europe on Wednesday, 5 June 2013 at 09.00 hrs in the Schubert 4 - 5 room. He will analyse some wind power patenting trends, and show how to retrieve the abundance information available in free online patent databases like the EPO's Espacenet. Come and visit us in hall B at our stand B 2825
5 to 7	Ilmenau, DE	Patinfo
11 to 14	Postdam, DE	ISCOB
October
9 to 13	Frankfurt, DE	Frankfurt Bookfair
24 to 26	Washington DC, USA	AIPLA annual meeting
November
20 to 23	Düsseldorf, DE	Medica
25to 26	Munich, DE	IP Service World

Past events

Dates	Location	Event
Jan
30 Jan to 1 Feb	Tokyo, JP	Nanotech Japan
March
10 to 13	Seville, ES	IPI ConfEx
19	Washington DC, USA	Managing IP There are substantial benefits for applicants in using the PCT services offered by the European Patent Office. As applicants in the USA may choose the EPO as ISA, they can take advantage of these benefits. To find out more, meet the EPO expert at the Managing IP conference and exhibition, and attend the presentation on "Latest crucial developments in Europe, the PCT and the Unitary Patent" MIP conference, 19 March, plenary room, 12.45!
April
22 to 25	Chicago, USA	Bio USA Get information on our high quality international patent searches (PCT) and on biotech patenting in Europe from the EPO's specialists. Booth 4040 at BIO 2013 in Chicago And if you’re interested in the unitary patent and its impact on the biotech sector, come to our break-out session: Monday, 22 April 2013, 15.45 - 17.00 hrs, McCormick Place Convention Center, room: S404A Session ID: 1895
27 April to 2 May	Alexandria, VA, USA	PIUG For patent information professionals, the EPO highlights at this year's PIUG conference include: Cooperative Patent Classification PATSTAT - the raw data for patent analysis Patent Translate - the new machine translation service for patents Federated European Patent Register and presentations not to be missed, on: "Overcoming the language barrier. The EPO's Patent Translate service" - Monday, 29 April: 1.45 - 2.20 pm "The CPC browser in Espacenet and USPTO's experience" - Wednesday, 1 May: 8.45 - 10.00 am "EPO Worldwide Patent Statistical Database - PATSTAT - a follow up on the success" - Tuesday, 30 April: 12.05 - 12.10 pm Any question to our experts? Come to the EPO stand at the PIUG 2013 Annual Meeting Venue: Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
May
8 to 10	Tokyo, JP	Bio Tech Japan