Posts Tagged: benoit battistelli
Inventors inspired by humpback whales make a more efficient wind turbine
Whales show great efficiency, maneuverability and speed for their size and weight. It was this efficiency that fascinated biologist Frank Fish. He suspected the rugged shape of …
European Patent Office grants more patents to US companies than ever before
The number of patents granted to US companies by the European Patent Office (EPO) grew by 46.7% in 2016, the highest increase in ten years, and a new record …
Record year in 2015 for EPO patent filings on big increases from U.S., Chinese companies
The European Patent Office (EPO) announced earlier today that the overall number of European patent applications filed at the EPO rose in 2015 to 160,000. This represents an increase …
Europe Achieves Historic Agreement on Unitary Patent
The European patent with unitary effect (unitary patent) in the 25 participating states is based on two regulations, one creating the instrument, and one on the applicable language …
Focus on User Needs is IP5 Heads’ Main Priority
With a view to the future, the Heads of Office had an initial exchange of views on the "Cloud Patent Examination Solution (CPES)" and "Global Dossier" concept, …
EPO and WIPO Sign Agreement to Enhance Co-operation
Munich/Geneva, 3 May 2012 — With the aim of further developing the international patent system to better support innovation in economies around the globe, the European Patent Office (EPO) …
Trilateral Patent Offices Step Closer on Patent Harmonization
In view of the growing need for innovator companies to obtain patent protection in multiple Patent Office around the world simultaneously, leaders of the most heavily used …
EPO Again Tops Patent Quality List
The EPO was ranked first for patent quality among the world's five largest patent offices for the second consecutive year in a survey of corporate and private …
Trilateral Offices Make Significant Advances in Work Sharing
Building on more than a quarter century of cooperation, the Trilateral Offices continued to focus on addressing global patent workload challenges, in particular, decreasing pendency and examination …
USPTO and EPO Work on Joint Patent Classification System
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have agreed to work toward the formation of a joint patent classification system. …
