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The European Patent Office
The European Patent Office (EPO) provides a uniform application procedure for individual inventors and companies seeking patent protection in up to 38 European countries. It is the executive arm of the European Patent Organisation and is supervised by the Administrative Council.
Further information:
- European Patent Organisation
- The European Patent Office
- Boards of Appeal
- European Patent Academy
- European Patent Network
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Descriptions of and documentation for events organised by the EPO or in which the EPO participates.
EPO's annual events
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Latest additions:
6.11.2008
Guide for applicants, Part II
27.10.2008
Official Journal
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International open invitation to tender no. 2008/0885/Tp (NL- The Hague)Provision of data telecommunication services establishing a highly reliable and secure wide area network between the locations of the European Patent Office.
Published notice: Geographically limited open invitation to tender no. 2008/0616/Tgr (NL - The Hague)Provision of temporary staff to assist, in different technical fields, the work of the examiners in a directorate at the Rijswijk Branch of the European Patent Office.