European patent office

We Help Inventors Turn Ideas Into Success. The EPO acts as executive body for the organisation while the Administrative Council acts as its supervisory body as well as, to a limited extent, its legislative body. We provide access to the largest single source of technical information in the world: our databases containing millions of patent documents. This allows you to see what already exists, find out about technical aspects of your competitors’ work or spot trends in technology.

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If this is the first time you are consulting the EP Register, please have a look at the introductory video below. Espacenet: free access to millions of patent documents. Find out if your invention is unique or if other inventors have filed patent applications that are considered to be prior art.

This channel features videos on a wide range of topics related to innovation, inventors, patents , the IP syst. Work as a patent examiner. First, browse our courses to find those that you are interested in.

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This course room offers access to the recordings of the lectures and panel discussions. This contact form has no legal force in proceedings under the EPC or PCT. The office world is imagined as open plan, linear and orthogonal in relation to the sky.

The long perspectives of the central corridor open onto empty space, the horizon. The office itself is designed to sit in mid-air, with external extensions: linear lichen gardens, finely perforated panels to reframe and limit the effective solar gain. Using linked data, all objects of interest are assigned a Web address so that data about that object can be retrieved over the web. The office – usually acting as office of first filing – allows applications to be made available to through WIPO DAS.

Accessing office The office – acting as office of second filing – allows the applicant to request that a priority document be retrieved through WIPO DAS rather than filing a certified copy. I typically search via their Smart Search page as the interface is easy to use. Patents can be repeatedly renewed to remain in force until the 20th anniversary of the filing date.

Compared to previous years, the volume of changes is much smaller.

It does this using RESTful architecture. A major step was taken recently with Jouve when all its publications went paperless. Now all patents are published electronically by the EPO rather than printed. If you are seeking protection in only a few countries, it may be best to apply direct for a national patent to each of the national offices. The source in Munich described the work of the patent examiners as well paid but monotonous, and said they were being required to work harder, for longer hours and for fewer benefits than before.

The intention of the architect is that the glass building, at 80mGFA, will seem to blend in with its surroundings. The Swedish Patent and Registration Office is the centre for intellectual property rights. This site cannot be consulted in Italian.

We strive to promote innovation and growth in Sweden.