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The European Patent Organisation (EPO or EPOrg in order to distinguish it from the European Patent Office, which is one of the two organs of the organisation [1]) is a public international organisation set up by the European Patent Convention (EPC). [2] The European Patent Organisation has its seat at Munich, Germany, [3] and has administrative and financial autonomy. [2] European patent law covers a wide range of legislations including national patent laws, the Strasbourg Convention of 1963, the European Patent Convention of 1973, and a number of European Union directives and regulations. ...
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
European Union patent law is a subset of European patent law. ...
The European Union (EU) Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions required two legislative procedures to be adopted. ...
The Community Patent, also known as the European Community Patent or EC patent, is a patent law measure being debated within the European Union, which would allow individuals and companies to obtain a unitary patent throughout the European Union. ...
The Brussels Regime is a set of rules regulating the allocation of jurisdiction in international legal disputes of a civil or commercial nature involving persons resident in a member state of the European Union (EU). ...
The draft European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA), or formally the Draft Agreement on the establishment of a European patent litigation system, is a proposed patent law agreement aimed at creating an optional protocol to the European Patent Convention (EPC) which would commit its signatory states to an integrated judicial system...
The London Agreement, or formally the Agreement dated 17 October 2000 on the application of Article 65 of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents, is a patent law agreement concluded in London on October 17, 2000 and aimed at reducing the cost of translation of European patents granted...
Intellectual property organizations are international intergovernmental organizations that involve cooperation in the area of copyrights, trademarks and patents. ...
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
In strict legal language, the term seat defines the seat of a corporation or organisation as a legal entity, indicating where the headquarters of this entity are located. ...
Munich (German: , pronounced ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga [2]) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ...
The European Patent Organisation has the task of granting European patents. [4] Despite what the name suggests, these are not European Community patents. The European Patent Convention, according to which the European Patent Organisation was established, provides a single patent grant procedure, but not yet a single patent on the point of view of enforcement. After grant, the European patent becomes equivalent to a number ("bundle") of national patents. The European Community (EC) was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ...
The European Patent Organisation is not legally bound to the European Union.
The evolution of the Organisation is inherently linked to the European Patent Convention. See European Patent Convention for the history of the European Patent system as set up by the European Patent Convention and operated by the European Patent Office. The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
Organs
The European Patent Organisation has two organs: [5] the European Patent Office, which can be viewed as its executive body, [4] and the Administrative Council, which can be considered as its legislative body to a limited extent, [6] the actual legislative body for important matters being the Contracting States, when they meet during an intergovernmental Diplomatic Conference. The European Patent Organisation (EPO or EPOrg in order to distinguish it from the European Patent Office, which is one of the two organs of the organisation [1]) is a public international organisation set up by the European Patent Convention (EPC). ...
European Patent Office The European Patent Office (EPO or EPOff in order to distinguish it from the European Patent Organisation) can be viewed as the executive body of the European Patent Organisation. [4] The European Patent Office is not a legal entity as such, [7] but an organ of the European Patent Organisation, [1] which has a legal personality. [8] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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A juristic person is a legal fiction through which the law allows a group of natural persons to act as if it were a single composite individual for certain purposes. ...
The EPO headquarters are located at Munich, Germany. The European Patent Office also includes a branch in Rijswijk (suburb of The Hague, Netherlands), sub-offices in Berlin, Germany, and Vienna, Austria and a "liaison bureau" in Brussels, Belgium. At the end of 2006, the European Patent Office had a staff of 6319 (with about 3400 based in Munich, 2500 in Rijswijk, 300 in Berlin and 120 in Vienna). Munich (German: , pronounced ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga [2]) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ...
Jaagpad street in Rijswijk Rijswijk ( listen), also Ryswick in English (population: 47,693 in 2004) is a suburb of The Hague in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ...
Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006) - Municipality 98. ...
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President
 EPO headquarters at Munich The European Patent Office is directed by a president, who is responsible for its activities to the Administrative Council. [9] The president also represents the European Patent Organisation. [10] The president has therefore a dual role: representative of the European Patent Organisation and head of the European Patent Office. [11] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 2. ...
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Here is the list of former and current presidents of the European Patent Office:
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Languages The official languages of the European Patent Office are English, French and German. However, other languages than these three are not all considered on the same footing. Non-admissible languages, such as Japanese or Chinese, should be distinguished from the "admissible non-EPO languages", such as Spanish, Italian, Dutch and any language that is at least an official language in one Contracting State. European patent applications can be validly filed by some applicants in an admissible non-EPO language provided that a translation is filed thereafter, [12] while they cannot be validly filed in Chinese or Japanese whether a translation is filed thereafter or not. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
Departments and Directorates-General The European Patent Office includes the following departments, pursuant to Art. 15 EPC: a Receiving Section, responsible for the examination on filing and the examination as to formal requirements of European patent applications, Examining Divisions, responsible for prior art searches and the examination of European patent applications, Opposition Divisions, responsible for the examination of oppositions against any European patent, a Legal Division, Boards of Appeal, responsible for the examination of appeals, and an Enlarged Board of Appeal (see also: Appeal procedure before the European Patent Office). In practice, the above departments of European Patent Office are organized into five "Directorates-General" (DG), each being directed by a Vice-President: DG 1 Operations, DG 2 Operational Support, DG 3 Appeals, DG 4 Administration, and DG 5 Legal/International Affairs. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 376 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The opposition procedure before the European Patent Office (EPO) is a post-grant inter partes procedure intended to allow any European patent to be centrally opposed if it was wrongly granted. ...
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Decisions of the first instances of the European Patent Office (EPO) can be appealed, i. ...
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Activities under the Patent Cooperation Treaty The European Patent Office acts as a Receiving Office, an International Searching Authority and an International Preliminary Examining Authority in the international procedure according to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The Patent Cooperation Treaty provides an international procedure for dealing with patent applications, called international applications, during the first 30 months after their first filing in any country. The European Patent Office does not grant international patents - which do not exist. After 30 months an international application must be converted into national or regional patent applications, and then are subject to national/regional grant procedures. The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions internationally. ...
Other activities The EPO cooperates with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) pursuant to trilateral agreements. PTO headquarters in Alexandria The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent and trademark protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions and corporate and product identification. ...
Japan Patent Office (JPO) is a Japanese governmental agency that takes charge of industrial property right affairs, under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. ...
The so-called Trilateral Offices, or Trilateral Patent Offices, are a group of patent offices consisting of the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). ...
Administrative Council The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation constitutes its legislative body, to a certain extent. [6] It supervises the European Patent Office's work, [4] adopts the budget, approves the President's actions and amends the Rules and some particular provisions of the Articles of the European Patent Convention. [6] The Administrative Council is composed of representatives of the Contracting States, and its current chairman is Roland Grossenbacher (Swiss). [13] Dr. Roland Grossenbacher is a Swiss attorney at law currently serving as chairman of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation. ...
Contracting States and extension states There are, as of June 15, 2007, 32 Contracting States to the EPC, also called member states of the European Patent Organisation: [14] Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom (see European Patent Convention article for the dates of entry in force in each country). The EPC entered into force on March 1, 2007 for Malta, the last country to join. [15] Norway is expected to become Contracting State on January 1, 2008. [16] June 15 is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
In addition there are five so-called "extension states" which recognise European patents but are not Contracting States to the EPC. These are Albania, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Latvia was an extension state until June 30, 2005. For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ...
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Further countries are expected to join the EPO in due course. Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have been invited to accede to the EPC. [14]
Statistics
Pendancy between when a patent application is filed and when it issues in the EPO as of 2004. Source: EPO Annual Report 2004 178 600 European patent applications were filed in 2004, compared with 167 400 in 2003. In 2004, 45 % of the applications led to the grant of a patent. The average time from filing to grant was 46.2 months. 26 % of the applicants resided in the United States, 18.6 % in Germany and 16.6 % in Japan. Philips filed 4253 applications, Siemens 1690 and Matsushita Electric 1514. [17] Image File history File links EPO_pendancy. ...
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References - ^ a b Article 4(2)(a) EPC
- ^ a b Article 4(1) EPC
- ^ Article 6(1) EPC
- ^ a b c d Article 4(3) EPC
- ^ Article 4(2) EPC
- ^ a b c Article 33 EPC
- ^ Decision T 1012/03 of December 1, 2006, Reasons 29.
- ^ Article 5(1) EPC
- ^ Article 10 EPC
- ^ Article 5(3) EPC
- ^ Decision T 1012/03 of December 1, 2006, Reasons 35.
- ^ Article 14(2) EPC
- ^ European Patent Office, Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at May 2006), Official Journal of the European Patent Office 7/2006 p. 423.
- ^ a b European Patent Office web site, EPO member states, retrieved on August 1, 2006
- ^ European Patent Office web site, Malta accedes to the European Patent Convention, Information from the European Patent Office, January 3, 2007
- ^ EPO web site, Norway to join EPO. Consulted on June 15, 2007.
- ^ European Patent Office web site, Annual report 2004
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
The Official Journal of the European Patent Office is a monthly trilingual publication of the European Patent Office (EPO). ...
See also See also "European Patent Organisation" box below. esp@cenet is a free online service for searching patents and patent applications. ...
The Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) is an international organization set up by the Eurasian Patent Convention (EAPC). ...
The International Patent Institute (or IIB standing for Institut International des Brevets, its French name) was an intellectual property organisation established on June 6, 1947 in The Hague, Netherlands, by a set of European countries, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. ...
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A trademark or trade mark[1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by an individual, business organization or other legal entity to uniquely identify the source of its products and/or services to consumers, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities. ...
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The so-called Trilateral Offices, or Trilateral Patent Offices, are a group of patent offices consisting of the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). ...
External links - European Patent Office web site
- Institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO or "European Patent Institute (epi)"
- Staff Union of the European Patent Office (SUEPO)
| v • d • e European Patent Organisation | | Founding text : European Patent Convention (EPC) (revised text: EPC 2000) The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC), is a multilateral treaty instituting the European Patent Organisation and providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. ...
The European Patent Convention (EPC) or Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973 is a legal text instituting the European Patent Organisation and the system according to which European patents are granted. ...
Procedure : Grant procedure | Opposition | Appeal | Enforcement The grant procedure before the European Patent Office (EPO) is an ex parte, administrative procedure, which includes the filing of a European patent applications, [1] the examination of formalities, [2] the establishment of a search report, [3] the publication of the application, [4] its substantive examination, [5] and the grant...
The opposition procedure before the European Patent Office (EPO) is a post-grant inter partes procedure intended to allow any European patent to be centrally opposed if it was wrongly granted. ...
Decisions of the first instances of the European Patent Office (EPO) can be appealed, i. ...
Other topics : epoline | European Patent Bulletin | Register of European Patents | Official Journal of the European Patent Office (EPO) | Representation before the EPO | Software patents under the EPC epoline is a set of web-based software programs and services enabling applicants, patentees and their representatives to file patent applications online before the European Patent Office (EPO), as well as to monitor the status of patent applications during their prosecution and patents during an opposition. ...
The European Patent Bulletin is a weekly trilingual publication of the European Patent Office (EPO), generally issued every Wednesday. ...
The Register of European Patents, or European Patent Register, is a public register (or registry) kept by the European Patent Office (EPO). ...
The Official Journal of the European Patent Office is a monthly trilingual publication of the European Patent Office (EPO). ...
The European Patent Convention (EPC), the multilateral treaty providing the legal system according to which European patents are granted, contains provisions regarding whether a natural or legal person needs to be represented in proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO). ...
Even though the European Patent Convention and its Article 52 excludes the patentability of programs for computers as such, that does not mean that all inventions including some software are de jure not patentable. ...
EPC Contracting States : Austria | Belgium | Bulgaria | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Latvia | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Malta | Monaco | Netherlands | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey | United Kingdom
Extension States: Albania | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Serbia Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian language 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic - President Boris Tadić - Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica Establishment - Formation 9th century - First unified state c. ...
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