Archive: 20 Jun 2014

Artur Fischer awarded for Lifetime achievement

Artur Fischer awarded for Lifetime achievement

The EPO presented the European Inventor Award 2014, in Berlin to outstanding inventors or teams, honouring their contribution to social, economic and technological progress. The award ceremony, held at the former Kaiserliches Telegrafenamt (Imperial Telegraph Office) in Germany’s capital, was attended by some 500 guests from the fields of business, science, culture and politics, including German Federal […]

Annual meeting on co-operation with EPO member states

Annual meeting on co-operation with EPO member states

The EPO and the national patent offices of the EPO member states including its extension states met in Crete on 12/13 June to discuss how to advance co-operation in order to improve the quality and efficiency of the European patent system, and thus better serve inventors and industry. The 8th annual meeting on co-operation was […]