The European Patent Office (EPO) presented the European Inventor Award 2014 today in Berlin honouring outstanding inventors for their contribution to social, economic and technological progress. The award ceremony, held at the former Kaiserliches Telegrafenamt (Imperial Telegraph Office) in Germany’s capital, was attended by some 500 guests from the fields of business, science, culture and […]
Category: European Patent Office
Patent filings at the European Patent Office (EPO) grew again in 2013, reaching a new record level. Companies from Poland filed 510 patents, slightly less than in 2012 (527), but an increase of 81% over the past five years. The number of granted patents grew by 19% from 80 to 95 and has almost tripled […]
At a celebration attended by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, the European Patent Office today marked the 40th anniversary of the European Patent Convention (EPC). On 5 October 1973, the EPC was signed in Munich, establishing a legal framework for the transnational grant of patents in Europe. The Convention was inspired by the […]