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European Inventor Award 2012

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16.5.2012: EPO and Russia sign agreement on machine translation
14.5.2012: EU institutions and EPO jointly celebrate Europe Day
10.5.2012: EPO congratulates Latvian office on 20th anniversary
9.5.2012: EPO Advisory Board kicks off with workshops on 'patent quality' and 'pricing and patent fees'
8.5.2012: European Inventor Award on Euronews
3.5.2012: "Frozen sperm/XY" patent revoked
3.5.2012: EPO and WIPO sign agreement to enhance co-operation
2.5.2012: Fifteen outstanding inventors nominated for European Inventor Award