Category: European Patent Office

The latest data from the European Patent Office (EPO) on patent activities within the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) shows the dramatic development with a global growth in IPFs of 1,400% since the year 2000 and a growth of 54% in the last three ye ...

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched a public consultation on artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) policy, inviting feedback on a draft paper designed to help define the most-pressing questions likely ...

This conference, jointly held by European Patent Office (EPO) and the Licensing Executives Society (LESI) provided a platform for high-growth technology enterprises and others in their innovation ecosystem to learn about business strategy and IP manag ...

European Patent Office (EPO) together with Licensing Executives Society (LESI) provided a platform for high-growth technology enterprises and others in their innovation ecosystem to learn about business strategy and IP-Management on 4th to 5th of Nove ...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Europe’s economy. According to the European Commission, SMEs constitute 99% of EU businesses, employ two out of every three employees, and produce nearly 60% of the Union’s GDP.

European Patent Office (EPO) together with Licensing Executives Society (LESI) provides a platform for high-growth technology enterprises and others in their innovation ecosystem to learn about business strategy and IP management on 4th to 5th of Nove ...

Billions of Euros and Dollars are spent around the globe to make future happen: autonomous driving or so-called robot cars. There is no doubt that the future of driving are driverless cars with a combination of sensors, actuators, and software to cont ...

This event was the first conference on patenting AI technologies held at one of the major patent offices for China, Japan, South Korea, and the USA. The current topic attracted more than 350 participants from industry, academia, user associations, pat ...

SMEs are a backbone for innovation in Europe. However, many SMEs lack a patent strategy – a phenomenon which has received much scrutiny. The European Patent Office has initiated a project to reveal SME patent strategies and document them for learning ...

The European Patent Office (EPO) released its new study Patents and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: the inventions behind digital transformation in December 2017. Based on the patent data of EPO and the expertise of the examiners the study analyzed ...