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IP4all Weekly Bulletin
Archive: December, 2014
Job openings for patent examiners
Vacancies for engineers and scientists If you an engineer or scientist interested in joining an international team at the forefront of technology, apply now for our Spring Selection Events for European patent examiners in Munich and The Hague. Apply online now The events will take place in Munich from 2 to 6 March 2015 and The Hague […]
Patents and climate change mitigation technologies in Latin America
A joint EPO-UNEP study: “Patents and climate change mitigation technologies in Latin America and the Caribbean” This joint study by the EPO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) finds that Latin America and the Caribbean has considerable untapped renewable energy potential, which could be harnessed to serve the region’s rapidly growing energy needs. It […]
Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment
Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents 1. Numerous European patent applicants and proprietors have informed the European Patent Office (EPO) that firms and individuals have sent them invoices inviting them to pay for the publication and/or registration […]
2.1 million patent applications filed at IP5 offices in 2013, up 11%
More than 2 million patent applications were filed at the world’s five largest IP offices in 2013, an increase of 11% over 2012, according to a new report published jointly by the EPO, the Japan Patent Office, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China, and the […]
European patent office withdraw its limitation of international applications containing business methods
European Patent Office (EPO) has notified the International Bureau that from January 1, 2015, will withdraw its limitation in respect of international applications containing business methods filed by citizens and / or residents of the United States. This will apply to all such applications filed on or after that date. It is important to note […]