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Richard Turere wins Young Inventors Prize at the European Inventor Award 2023, ranking first out of three finalists   The European Patent Office (EPO) honours Turere for inventing a lion-deterring light system to protect livestock from predators  The simple and innovative system of flashing lights has been successfully adopted across Africa, India and Latin America  Munich, 4 July 2023 – The European Patent Office (EPO) announced today that Maasai invento

Europe celebrates milestone in support for innovation and economic prosperity with 50 years of the European Patent Convention Special ceremony held with guests including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands Patent system landmark celebrated with launch of Observatory on Patents and Technology Munich, 5 October 2023 – Europe today celebrated the 50th anniversary of the European Patent Convention, a key milestone in the journey to support innovation and European integration.

The European Patent Office (EPO), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) signed a partnership agreement on 4 February 2021 as part of efforts to promote IP in higher education.

Hell (Germany) and Nakamura (US) join Peter Grünberg (Germany) in the ranks of European Inventor Award alumni who have gone on to become Nobel Laureates

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 the latest IP5 Statistics Report published this week.

Steady demand for patent protection at the EPO despite pandemic

The EPO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Intellectual Property Office of Australia (IP Australia) on bilateral co-operation.

The Oktoberfest as we know it would be impossible without patents. And as visitor numbers continue to rise, the tent operators and the breweries have every reason to keep investing in new technology to improve their tents and facilities.

Remmal wins the Popular Prize at the European Inventor Award 2017...

European Patent Office (EPO) recognises US scientist Robert Langer for his invention of biologically tolerable plastics used for targeted drug delivery