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Publication of first EP application with Montenegro as designated contracting state

The role of patent knowledge in innovation and sustainability

South Korea: tips for monitoring examination requests

Part III: Buddhist calendar and Hijri years

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Report on the EPO's second Patent Knowledge Week 2022

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New milestone reached in INPADOC / update on utility model law in Korea

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Part II: Taiwanese Republican years

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A valuable tool for understanding EP patent document publication numbers

Sequence listings available in the Register in ST.26 XML format

Here are some fun inventions for the summer to help keep you cool, hydrated and entertained!

Save the dates: 4-7 October 2022

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The latest trends in the field of electrolysers and their importance for our world.

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Part I: Japanese imperial years

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Solution to the previous challenge

Recent and upcoming developments in Asian patent information

"Spirit in motion": how inventions support Paralympic athletes

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How patent data helps monitor trends in water-related innovation

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More countries have joined the Federated Register and the deep-linking service

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Availability of the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) on the day of publication on published EP documents.

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Here is the solution to our end-of-year crossword challenge

Why it can be dangerous to focus only on laid-open publications (“A” documents) in a prior art monitoring

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The role patent knowledge plays in building sustainable solutions

The first three videos in the Patent Knowledge Nuggets series have been released!