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1. EPO member states discuss patentability of plants obtained by essentially biological processes

   In the meeting of the Committee on Patent Law, the Office and the representatives of the 38 EPO...

2. EPO artwork on loan at the Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe

   A work on loan from the EPO's art collection is being featured in an exhibition at the Center for...

3. Enhancing the visibility of intellectual property: EPO and LESI sign MoU on bilateral co-operation

   The European Patent Office (EPO) and the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) have...

4. Board of Appeal decision on plant patentability published

   Today, the EPO was informed that in case T1063/18 regarding the patentability of plants a decision...

5. Contribute to our Strategic Plan 2023 in our public consultation

   The EPO is inviting all stakeholders to participate in a public consultation which will provide...

6. EPO’s new vice-presidents take up their posts

   They were elected by the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation in October...

7. First European patent application published 40 years ago

   Filed by the European Atomic Energy Community, the application related to a "thermal heat pump"....

8. Josef Kratochvíl elected Chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation

   The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation today elected Josef Kratochvíl (CZ)...

9. EPO’s art collection honoured with award

   The EPO has been honoured with the Corporate Art Award at an event held on 28 November in the...

10. EPO holds first major conference on blockchain

    The EPO has held its first major conference on patenting blockchain. Attended by over 300...