In a joint interview with Managing IP, the President of the EPO, Benoît Battistelli, and the Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, Jesper Kongstadt, are taking position on some questions related to the EPO that were recently debated in the media.
A current industrial dispute involving strike action at the European Patent Office (EPO) has been the subject of some recent public comment
Nach dem Bericht des Ratspräsidenten über die letzte Sitzung des Präsidiums des Verwaltungsrats legte der Präsident des Europäischen Patentamts, Benoît Battistelli, seinen Tätigkeitsbericht vor. Der Rat zeigte sich sehr zufrieden.
12.12.2014Der Rat erörterte eine Reihe von Punkten in Zusammenhang mit hohen Bediensteten und den Beschwerdekammern. Insbesondere befasste er sich mit den disziplinarischen Regelungen, die für die gemäß Artikel 11 (1), (2) und (3) EPÜ vom Rat ernannten hohen Bediensteten gelten, und kam eingedenk seiner Verpflichtungen nach Artikel 11 (4) EPÜ überein, einen Disziplinarausschuss des Rats einzusetzen.
Das EPA hat für sein Qualitätsmanagementsystem, das die Bereiche Recherche, Prüfung, Einspruch, Beschränkung und Widerruf des Patenterteilungsprozesses abdeckt, die ISO-9001-Zertifizierung erworben.
A current industrial dispute involving strike action at the European Patent Office (EPO) has been the subject of some recent public comment
5.12.2014Since the appointment of the new European Commission, EPO President Benoît Battistelli recently had the opportunity to meet with two Commissioners whose responsibilities include matters related to the patent system.
The EPO has signed a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme with the Israel Patent Office to enable accelerated treatment of patent applications starting in January.
More than 2 million patent applications were filed at the world's five largest IP offices in 2013, an increase of 11% over 2012, according to the 2013 edition of the IP5 Statistics Report just published.
A current industrial dispute involving strike action at the European Patent Office (EPO) has been the subject of some recent public comment.
Today the long-awaited Opinions of the Advocate General on the legal challenges by Spain against the unitary patent package have been issued by the Court of the Justice for the European Union (CJEU).
The heads of the EPO and SIPO met in Brussels this week to discuss how to further improve and align their patent systems in order to better support innovation.
The EPO and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral co-operation establishing a framework for structured work relations between the EPO and the Intellectual Property Office of India (IPO India)
5.11.2014Some 400 IP professionals from across the globe are gathering in Warsaw this week for the EPO's annual Patent Information Conference.
Nach dem ehemaligen Finalisten des Europäischen Erfinderpreises Peter Grünberg (Deutschland) werden nun auch Stefan Hell (Deutschland) und Shuji Nakamura (USA) mit dem Nobelpreis ausgezeichnet.
In order to continue to improve the quality of services to its users by establishing a one-stop shop for applicants, the European Patent Office (EPO) today launched a new system for the online filing of patent applications.
24.9.2014In an effort to boost innovation and trade, the EPO has signed Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programmes with the patent offices of Canada, Mexico and Singapore to launch accelerated treatment of patent applications, starting in January 2015.
EPO President Benoît Battistelli met Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Jan Mládek and other representatives of government, industry and academia in Prague this week to discuss how to further strengthen the patent system to support innovation and economic growth.
4.9.2014Über sechs Millionen Besucher in nur 16 Tagen. Mehr als 6,7 Millionen ausgeschenkte Maß. Der höchste mobile Free Fall Tower der Welt: Das Münchner Oktoberfest - ein Fest der Superlative, das in diesem Jahr am 20. September beginnt.
Meeting in Santander, Spain, EPO President Benoît Battistelli and the Director General of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, Patricia García-Escudero Márquez, signed an agreement to promote the quality and efficiency of the Latin American patent system to the benefit of its users and of European industry in particular.
Der Sozialbericht wurde erstmals für das Jahr 2012 veröffentlicht und dient dem Zweck, zu einer gemeinsamen Auffassung von der aktuellen sozialen Lage im EPA und den künftigen Aufgaben zu gelangen.
4.7.2014"Dieses Abkommen ist ein strategischer Fortschritt für das Patentsystem in Tunesien", erklärte Benoît Battistelli. "Es ermöglicht den Anmeldern und Inhabern europäischer Patente leichteren Zugang zu Patentschutz in Tunesien."
Im Rahmen des Programms "Early Certainty from Search" bemüht sich das EPA, alle Recherchenberichte und schriftlichen Stellungnahmen zur Patentierbarkeit innerhalb von sechs Monaten nach der Einreichung zu erstellen, vorrangig bereits laufende Prüfungsverfahren abzuschließen, bevor neue begonnen werden, und zügig zu erteilen, sobald eine positive Stellungnahme zur Recherche ergangen ist.
At the meeting, the Council expressed its continued support for the EPO's quality/efficiency strategy adopted in 2011 under President Battistelli, which is being implemented by means of five „roadmaps" in the areas of IT, co-operation, human resources, buildings and quality.
EPO President Benoît Battistelli and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte jointly laid the foundation stone for the EPO’s new main building at the Rijswijk site.
17.6.2014Zur feierlichen Preisverleihung im ehemaligen Kaiserlichen Telegrafenamt Berlin waren 500 Gäste aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Kultur und Politik geladen, darunter der Bundesminister der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz Heiko Maas.
The EPO and the national patent offices of the EPO member states (incl. Extension states) met in Crete on 12/13 June to discuss how to advance co-operation in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the European patent system, and thus better serve inventors and industry.
13.6.2014Die neue Seite – aufrufbar unter m.epo.org – enthält nicht alle Inhalte der eigentlichen EPA-Website. Sie konzentriert sich vielmehr auf die Dienste und Informationen, die von Nutzern in Umfragen und Fokusgruppen gewünscht wurden.
The IP5 heads agreed to increase the quality of the patent documentation, promote public access to "file wrapper" information at the IP5 level, start work on patent harmonization, launch the update of the IP5 website and collaborate on the development of the Patent Cooperation Treaty system.
The EPO and SIPO today announced the launch of a new EPO service, called the Global Dossier, that displays European and Chinese dossier content on a family of patent applications (applications for the same invention filed at multiple offices).
At their annual bilateral meeting today in Seoul, the heads of the two offices agreed on a number of new co-operation projects aimed at increasing efficiency in the patent granting process through co-ordination and training in classification practices, and improved access to patent documentation.
The EPO’s new smart TV app brings innovation and inventors to your living room
EPO President Benoît Battistelli and President of the Turkish Patent Institute, Prof. Dr. Habip Asan, opened a conference of Europe's patent information centres (PATLIB) in Istanbul today.
Following the announcement of this year’s finalists for the European Inventor Award 2014 last week, we have now opened the competition to the public – you can now vote for your favourite individual or team to win the Popular Prize.
The EPO's Economic and Scientific Advisory Board (ESAB) has issued a statement on the Unitary Patent package, based on a study commissioned to Europe Economics and a report of a two-day workshop.
29.4.2014Fünfzehn Erfinder und Erfinder-Teams dürfen sich Hoffnungen auf den renommierten Europäischen Erfinderpreis 2014 machen. Der Preis wird am 17. Juni in Berlin verliehen.
The European Union's Observatory on Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights has launched a survey on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries.
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A dedicated Training Centre for the Unified Patent Court was officially opened today in Budapest. The centre will function as a coordinating office for the training of judges and candidate judges of the new court system which, together with the unitary patent, is expected to start operating in 2015.
6.3.2014Die Patentanmeldungen beim Europäischen Patentamt (EPA) haben mit 266 000 im vergangen Jahr eine neue Rekordmarke erreicht, 2,8% mehr als im Vorjahr.
The EPO signed a co-operation agreement today with the UK Intellectual Property Office aimed at helping both offices deliver high-quality and timely services to businesses and inventors.
27.2.2014Mr. Battistelli noted the growing economic significance of the Southeast Asian region and welcomed this new regional co-operation framework as a contribution to further consolidating the development of innovation and the knowledge-based society among the Members States of ASEAN.
27.2.2014Twenty-five senior patent professionals from Europe, Japan and the USA took the opportunity to share experiences with EPO examiners, lawyers and procedural experts in an effort to enhance understanding of how examiners apply Art. 123(2) EPC, and raise awareness among examiners of the problems encountered by users.
Meeting in Mexico City the heads of the EPO and IMPI agreed to enhance their co-operation on patents in an effort to support innovation in both regions.
Das ist ein Plus von 2,8% gegenüber 2012 (257 700 Anmeldungen) und damit ein neuer Allzeithöchststand. Nach einem aufwendigen Recherchen- und Prüfungsverfahren hat das EPA im letzten Jahr 66 700 Patente erteilt, 1,7 % mehr als 2012 (65 600).
