News from the European Patent Office.http://www.epo.org/rss/news.xmlenEuropean Patent Officewebsite@epo.orgwebsite@epo.orgApache Lenya 1.2.4http://www.epo.org/topics/news/2008/20080905.htmlStatisticians, policy-makers and industry met in Vienna this week to discuss recent advances in the analysis of innovation and patent statistics.Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:00:00 CESThttp://www.epo.org/topics/news/2008/20080818.htmlThe EPO and European Commission are looking for proposals for next year's competition. You can enter yourself or another inventor for the award.Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CESThttp://www.epo.org/topics/news/2008/20080801.htmlWorldwide patent filings topped 1.76 million in 2006, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization's World Patent Report 2008.Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CESThttp://www.epo.org/topics/news/2008/20080711.htmlThe European Patent Convention as revised in 2000 (EPC 2000) entered into force on 13 December 2007. First figures are now available showing how its new features have been used.Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 CESThttp://www.epo.org/topics/news/2008/20080626.htmlEurope's second live IP auction took place at the IP Business Congress in Amsterdam today, raising seven million euros.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CESThttp://www.epo.org/topics/news/2008/20080619.htmlThe number of granted European patents fell to 54 699 last year, according to statistics published in the Annual Report 2007 this week.Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CESThttp://www.epo.org/topics/news/2008/20080617.htmlA public hearing on the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Stem Cell patent application (G 02/06) will take place on 24 and 25 June 2008 at the European Patent Office in MunichTue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CESThttp://www.epo.org/topics/news/2008/20080606.htmlWith the growth of the Chinese economy and international trade on the rise, the issue of intellectual property rights has become a priority. For over 22 years now, the EPO has worked with Chinese patent authorities to create equal standards regarding IP. Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CESThttp://www.epo.org/topics/news/2008/20080529.html"Making patents understandable" is the future of patent information centres, EPO Vice-President Curt Edfjäll told the PATLIB2008 conference on Wednesday.Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 CESThttp://www.epo.org/topics/news/2008/20080523.htmlWith a €16 million purse, the EU–China Project on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights is a strong multilateral collaboration between the European Patent Office, its Chinese counterpart (the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office, SIPO), the Chinese government and the European Commission. Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 CEST