Category: European Patent Office

Are you a business decision-maker in a high-growth technology company? Do you want to learn how to leverage IP to drive business success in today’s dynamic digital world? Then join us on 11.11.2024 5pm CET for the upcoming HTB Forum: IP Strategy ...

The landscape of patent litigation is markedly different between the United States (US) and other jurisdictions, especially the territory that is covered by the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which is dubbed as “UPC Land” because of its unique features w ...

The HTB Forum, organized by the EPO, is a yearly event series to raise awareness among business decision makers about the relevance and chances of IP and IP management. The first two installments in 2023 were the Growth financing forum and the Build-t ...

Understanding Europe and its Intellectual Property Landscape: A Basic Guide Europe’s identity is complex and multifaceted. This complexity is evident when discussing countries like Türkiye (formerly “Turkey”) and Tunisia in relation to Europe. G ...

In today’s fast-paced business environment, it is critical that companies remain innovative and keep up with the latest technologies to stay competitive. A company that has successfully implemented this approach is Connect One, who is presenting ...

Knowledge about IP management is becoming more and more important for the success of SMEs during the fourth industrial revolution, but many SMEs and startups still do not utilize it to its full extent. This is not only caused by a lack of resources, b ...

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 ...