Die wichtigsten Trends und ausführliche Statistiken, ein Bericht über die Strategie des Amts und seine Tätigkeiten sowie eine Videobotschaft von Benoît Battistelli
"Die Filme des Europäischen Patentamts stehen für höchsten Anspruch und beste Qualität, ein perfektes Beispiel für gelungene Kommunikation zwischen Fachwelt und Allgemeinheit", lobte die Jury die 15 Filme des Amtes zum European Inventor Award 2011
Meeting in South-West China for their 5th Heads of Office Conference, EPO President Benoît Battistelli, and the Commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO), Tian Lipu, engaged in in-depth discussions in how to enhance their co-operation, and signed a work programme.
In einem grundlegenden Schritt zum Abbau von Sprachbarrieren beim öffentlichen Zugang zur Patentinformation haben das EPA und das Staatliche Amt für geistiges Eigentum der Volksrepublik China (SIPO) bei ihrem Jahrestreffen zur bilateralen Zusammenarbeit in Chongqing ein Abkommen unterzeichnet, das massgeblich zur Verbesserung des globalen Patentsystems und zur weltweiten Verbreitung von technologischer Information beitragen soll.
With the launch of a new free-of-charge information service from which patent offices and users alike will benefit, the 29th Annual Trilateral Conference of the EPO, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) opened a new era of advancing patent harmonisation across the globe.
Auf der jährlichen Konferenz der sogenannten trilateralen Ämter in der Nähe von Paris haben sich die Leiter des Europäischen Patentamts, des japanischen Patentamts und des Patent- und Markenamts der Vereinigten Staaten im Bemühen um die weitere globale Harmonisierung der Patentsysteme auf Maßnahmen verständigt, die die Effizienz der Patentverfahren zwischen den drei Regionen steigern sollen.
Der 54-jährige Niederländer übernimmt die Generaldirektion Beschwerde des EPA und folgt dem Schweizer Peter Messerli nach, der Ende November in den Ruhestand tritt. Die Ernennung gilt für eine Amtszeit von fünf Jahren ab dem 1. Dezember 2011.
Public oral proceedings in appeal in the "tomato" case today did not end in a final decision on the patent, but with the announcement by the Board of Appeal of its intention to again refer questions of law to the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Vor einer Technischen Beschwerdekammer des Europäischen Patentamt (EPA) findet am 8. November eine öffentliche mündliche Verhandlung zum sogenannten "Tomaten"-Patent EP1211926 statt.
The EPO technical board of appeal dealing with the appeal against the "broccoli" patent has cancelled the oral hearing scheduled for 26 October in response to recent submissions filed by the parties involved in the case.
The EPO technical board of appeal dealing with the appeal against the "broccoli" patent has cancelled the oral hearing scheduled for 26 October in response to recent submissions filed by the parties involved in the case.
The EPO and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have launched a website on the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC), a joint project aimed at developing a classification scheme for inventions that will be used by both offices.
Opening the 21st EPO Patent Information Conference, which is taking place in Kilkenny this week, Mr Battistelli highlighted the importance of worldwide patent data, and drew parallels with open government initiatives in the US and Europe.
Der Präsident des Europäischen Patentamts (EPA), Benoît Battistelli, und der EU-Kommissar für Binnenmarkt und Dienstleistungen, Michel Barnier, sind heute am Hauptsitz des EPA in München zusammengekommen, um die geplante Einführung eines einheitlichen Patents zu erörtern.
EPO President Benoît Battistelli and President of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property of the Russian Federation (Rospatent), Dr Boris Simonov, signed an agreement this week on joint activities to further develop co-operation in IP matters.
EPO President Benoît Battistelli and President of the Brazilian National Industrial Property Institute, Mr Jorge Ávila, signed an agreement this week on joint activities to further develop co-operation in IP matters.
Every year the EPO awards the EPO Prize for Originality to young scientists demonstrating qualities that distinguish successful inventors. This year's winning teams come from Lithuania, Switzerland and Turkey.
Alison Brimelow, who served as President of the EPO for three years from 2007 to 2010 has been awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Grosses Bundesverdienstkreuz).
The European Commission, the EPO, the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) and the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the European Union met in Brussels this week to mark the end of the EU-China Project for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights.
The EU-China IPR2 cooperation project on the protection of Intellectual Property held a closing ceremony last week at the EU Delegation to China in the presence of 13 ministries and enforcement agencies to commemorate the completion of over 200 technical assistance and training activities across China.
EPO President Benoît Battistelli and the President of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO), Ms Amparo Fernández González, this week signed an agreement on co-operation activities in Latin America.
Die Phase der Nominierung zum Europäischen Erfinderpreis 2012 ist ab sofort eröffnet. Jedermann kann sich an der Suche nach Europas besten Erfindern beteiligen.
Heads of Offices and representatives from Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, UK, the USA and the EPO met upon the invitation of EPO President Battistelli at Tegernsee on 5 - 6 July 2011 for a meeting to consider the state of affairs concerning patent law harmonisation.
Zum zweiten Mal in Folge haben IP-Fachleute aus Unternehmen und Kanzleien die Patentqualität des EPA als die beste der fünf weltgrößten Patentämter eingestuft.
In his first official visit to San Marino, EPO President Benoît Battistelli met today with representatives of government, academia and industry, to discuss how to further strengthen the country's intellectual property system, in particular with the support of the San Marino Patent and Trademark Office.
The introduction of new services at patent information centres (PATLIBs) can boost demand and improve customer satisfaction, participants in a pilot project told the PATLIB2011 conference in The Hague at the end of May.
EPO President Benoît Battistelli highlighted that closer co-operation between the EPO and its member states is crucial to improving the IP landscape in Europe.
Der Europäische Erfinderpreis 2011 geht an Pioniere auf den Gebieten Medizinforschung, Implantologie, saubere Energie, Bauwesen und Wasseraufbereitung.
The Director-General of the Tunisian National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI), Aymen Mekki, and the President of the EPO, Benoît Battistelli, have signed an agreement to cooperate more closely on patent protection.
European companies, inventors and scientists to benefit from free, real-time translation from and to 32 languages, enabling faster and more cost-effective patent research
The EPO welcomes the delivery of the opinion of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) on the compatibility of the envisaged European and EU Patent Court Agreement with the EU Treaties published today.
EPO President Benoît Battistelli and Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Traycho Traykov, discussed Bulgaria's IP system and the impact of a unitary patent system at meetings in Sofia last week
Mit ihrer neuen Struktur, Gestaltung und Suchmaschinentechnik stellt die nun offiziell eingeführte neue Website des EPA die Bedürfnisse der professionellen Nutzer in den Mittelpunkt. .
Die neue Website des EPA stellt die Bedürfnisse der professionellen Nutzer in den Mittelpunkt. Werfen Sie einen Blick auf die Beta-Version, um einen ersten Eindruck der neuen Struktur und Gestaltung zu gewinnen.
EPO President Benoît Battistelli met with Prime Minister Sali Berisha and with Nasip Naço, Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy, to discuss how to further develop Albania's system for the protection of intellectual property.
The CPC will be based on the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The EPO joined the celebrations marking the official launch of the IYC 2011 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris last week. Chemistry inventions account for around a third of all patent applications filed with the Office.
The system introduced and used by the EPO to tag patent applications in the field of nanotechnology has now been accepted internationally under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system.
