Archive 2010

The EPO and Morocco sign a validation agreement

Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal in the "Broccoli/Tomato"-case

Three Major Patent Offices Make Significant Advances in Work Sharing

L'Office européen des brevets (OEB) et l'Office d'Etat de la propriété intellectuelle de la République populaire de Chine (SIPO) coopèrent de manière fructueuse depuis près de 25 ans.

Academy wins Diesel Medal 2010 in "Best innovation promotion" category

Machine translation solutions could support competitiveness in Europe

The European Patent Office (EPO) has created a free, easy-to-use online search tool which provides unrestricted access to all patent documents related to clean energy technologies (CETs) worldwide.

Benoît Battistelli, newly-appointed President of the European Patent Office (EPO), will deliver a keynote speech at UCL's Institute of Brand and Innovation Law event: How Can Europe Be a Key Player at Global Level in the Patent Field? What is the Role of the EPO?

The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation has appointed Belgian Willy Minnoye and German Raimund Lutz as Vice-Presidents of the European Patent Office.

he United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have agreed to jointly develop a patent classification system on the basis of the European Classification system, ECLA.

On 27 October 2010 at 10.30 hrs, representatives of the European Patent Office (EPO) together with their Russian partner, the Federal Service for Intellectual property, patents and trademarks (Rospatent), will present the experiences and achievements of their co-operation under the EU-funded project "Approximation of EU and Russian Federation Intellectual Property Right aspects".

Exploiting the advantages of patent information to support innovation in Europe and internationally is the focus of the 20th Patent Information Conference hosted by the European Patent Office (EPO) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The German Institute for Invention (DIE) has nominated the European Patent Organisation's European Patent Academy for the prestigious "Diesel Medal", also known as the German "Inventors' Oscar".

International organisations present evidence on the emergence of clean energy technologies and their global dissemination and provide valuable insights into climate change debate.

The European Patent Office (EPO) awarded contracts to Deloitte & Touch GmbH, Munich, and PA Consulting Group, London, to conduct two studies on its financial situation and its Information Technology (IT).

The German Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Ilse Aigner, paid a visit today to the European Patent Office (EPO). The meeting with EPO President Benoît Battistelli – held at his invitation – focused on the patenting of biotechnology inventions, especially patent protection for plants and animals.

The EPO and the SIPO have further strengthened their long-standing co-operation in the field of intellectual property rights (IPR) with preparations for a joint work plan for 2011.

Anhörung der Großen Beschwerdekammer des Europäischen Patentamts zu den Fällen „Brokkoli und Tomate“ am 20. und 21. Juli 2010

Benoît Battistelli took up office today as President of the European Patent Office (EPO). A French national, he succeeds Alison Brimelow of the UK, who has headed the EPO since July 2007.

Today the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO handed down its opinion on referral G 3/08, taking the opportunity to set out and confirm the approach of the EPO regarding the patentability of computer programs under the European Patent Convention (EPC).

Albania's parliament has approved the country's accession to the European Patent Convention and Albania will become a member of the European Patent Organisation on 1 May.

Bioplastics, football-shaped molecules, GPS technology, hydrogen fuels cells and three-dimensional scanning systems - the fields covered by the winners of the European Inventor Award 2010 range from ecology and nuclear physics to information systems and satellite-based navigation. The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Commission today honoured the five prizewinners from Germany, Switzerland, the USA and Canada at a gala ceremony in Madrid under the presidency of their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias.

The number of European patent applications filed last year fell for the first time in 20 years.

The Heads of the world's five largest intellectual property offices (IP5), Ms. Alison Brimelow, President of the EPO, Mr. Tetsuhiro Hosono, Commissioner of the JPO, Dr. Jung-Sik Koh, Commissioner of the KIPO, Mr. David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO and Mr. Lipu Tian, Commissioner of the SIPO, met at the third Meeting of IP5 Heads of Office in Guilin, China, on 15 and 16 April 2010.

The European Patent Office (EPO)'s branch in The Hague and its staff spend more than EUR 885 million per year in the Dutch economy and generate some 5 800 jobs, according to a study by Bureau Louter commissioned by the EPO.

Nominees from nine countries/twelve candidates in four categories on the jury's shortlist/award ceremony in Madrid on 28 April 2010.

If the patent system is to remain fit for purpose in the future, "greater integration and the creation of a truly global, sustainable patent system" are needed, says the President of the European Patent Office (EPO), Alison Brimelow.

Eine Einspruchsabteilung des Europäischen Patentamts hat am Mittwoch und Donnerstag über die Aufrechterhaltung eines Patents im Bereich der Landwirtschaft zu befinden, dessen Erteilung von verschiedenen Organisationen, darunter Greenpeace Deutschland, angefochten worden ist.

The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, meeting in Munich on 1 March 2010 under the chairmanship of Jesper Kongstad (DK), has elected Benoît Battistelli (FR) to succeed Alison Brimelow (GB) as President of the European Patent Office (EPO).

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the Moroccan Office for Industrial and Commercial Property have officially opened talks on an agreement that would offer applicants the possibility of requesting validation of European patent applications and patents in Morocco.

The European Patent Organisation's Administrative Council is holding another extraordinary meeting devoted to the election of a new President for the European Patent Office.

The Council decided that the same procedure should continue, with the existing pool of candidates, at an extraordinary Council meeting on 1 March 2010.

The European Patent Organisation's Administrative Council is holding an extraordinary meeting devoted to the election of a new President for the European Patent Office.

At a hearing in opposition proceedings, the European Patent Office (EPO) has decided to revoke a patent for a method for producing extracts of pelargonium plants.

In der mündlichen Verhandlung im Rahmen eines Einspruchsverfahrens vor dem Europäischen Patentamt (EPA) wird überprüft, ob ein Patent auf ein Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Extrakts aus Pelargonium-Pflanzen ganz oder teilweise aufrecht erhalten werden kann oder widerrufen werden muss.