“Last year, unitary protection… was requested for about 28,000 patents granted by the EPO, representing slightly more than 25% of all EU patents issued in 2024.” On Tuesday, the European Patent Office ...

The other day Techrights asked Europeans to use E-mail addresses to contact officials (Administrative Council members) and suggested things to tell them in their language. Quoting or paraphrasing ...

After the confusion in Copenhagen, the EPO is injecting hard facts about the role of patents in fighting climate change. Emma Barraclough reports Green patents, eco patents, clean tech: IP ...

The European Patent Office (EPO) on January 25 upheld in amended form the last in a series of three patents for breast cancer genes filed by Myriad Genetics. The patents had all been subject to ...

Ocean Tomo, LLC, the Intellectual Capital Merchant Banc™ firm, announced from IP Business Congress Global (IPBC), the beta release of the Ocean Tomo Ratings™ System for EPO patents. Nine companies, ...

The Central Staff Committee of the EPO has circulated or spread to staff a letter that it sent - as can you - to National ...

Beginning in October 2025, the European Patent Office (EPO) will accept patent drawings in color or grayscale when filed electronically.[1] By allowing more detailed and visually accurate ...

As of 1 April 2022, the European Patent Office (EPO) has changed its policy regarding the issuance of electronic certificates of grant for European patents. If the patent proprietor or their ...

The European Patent Office (EPO) has approved a restricted patent on the Harvard OncoMouse, dealing a setback to activists who fought for 9 years to bar EU patents on living organisms. The EPO on July ...

“China made major strides on the EPO’s Patent Index 2020, with a 9.9% increase in filings over 2019’s totals, the largest increase of the top 10 countries in the 2020 index. On March 16, the European ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Advanced Drafting Techniques for Successful EPO Patent Applications" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Many patent applications and patents ...

Debates on patenting DNA must evolve to reflect the global decline in filings and regional disparities in patenting activity. Our analysis identified a total of 15,603 patent families claiming human ...