Patents

All the tools and information that inventors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, researchers and enterprises need to conduct business with the European Patent Office.

How to apply for a patent

A simple guide to the grant procedure

More information

Latest updates

9.5.2008
Presentations from the second day of the European Patent Forum now available

8.5.2008
The boards of appeal decisions database has been updated

8.5.2008
Presentations from the first day of the European Patent Forum now available

More updates

RSS

Grant procedure

How to apply for a patent: a simple guide to the grant procedure

Online Services: filing, monitoring, fees

Appeals

Search decisions of the boards of appeal
New decisions
Pending referrals
Business distribution scheme

European qualifying examination

Upcoming educational events

16.05.2008 | Vienna, Austria

ESPACE ACCESS with MIMOSA - an introduction

16.05.2008 | Munich, Germany

Conference on Computer Implemented Inventions

19.05.2008 | The Hague, Netherlands

EPOQUEnet functionalities and use (standard, level 2)

Find seminars and other educational events offered by the EPO or consult e-learning modules online in the Learning area .

Patent information

Quick access to documents, databases and services.

Main Navigation

Sub Navigation