Category: European Patent Office

High-growth technology businesses are typically small and medium-sized enterprises or start-ups that bring innovation, employment and productivity to traditional as well as new industry sectors. These businesses are a major driver of Europe’s ec ...

The HTBC initiative of the EPO organized on Tuesday 13th September a seminar on “Software and patents in medtech: boosting your growth as SME”. It was designed as an event with expert keynots, case study presentations and discussions on the role of IP ...

On Tuesday 13th September the High-growth technology business community (HTBC) initiative organizes the seminar on “Software and patents in medtech: boosting your growth as SME”. The HTBC event is powered by the EPO in cooperation with the CEIPI IP bu ...

In principle, the same subject matter shall not be claimed by two patents. Nevertheless, this does not happen so rarely in practice. This is because patent applicants who claim both national protection and protection by a European patent often file a ...

3D printing is primarily a digital technology, and as such one of the key drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The challenges of the digital economy of the 21st century in the context of the fourth industrial revolution require a constant deve ...

Intellectual property has become a crucial factor and driving force in the knowledge-based economy. Due to digitalization, Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence and the digital transformation of business eco-systems, the economic development and compe ...

During the 28th and 30th of April LES international and the EPO organize a mixed in-person and live streaming conference in Singapore. It is part of the High-growth technology Business Conference series by LESI and the EPO, which was kicked off in 201 ...

The Coronavirus pandemic requires an adjustment of all organizational processes in the field of intellectual property rights and patenting. In this regard, the pandemic had a considerable, however not purely negative impact on patenting in the life sc ...

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 ...