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3 unusual facts about European Patent Office


Alberto Casado Cerviño

In June 2012, Alberto Casado Cerviño was appointed to the position of Vice-President DG 2 ("Directorate-General Operational Support") of the European Patent Office with a mandate for five years.

Soleau envelope

In case of an invention, the envelope only constitutes proof that the depository knew the invention before any patent application at the INPI or at the European Patent Office for the French territory, and allows him or her to continue exploiting the invention.

Wim van der Eijk

Wim van der Eijk (born ca. 1957) is a Dutch civil servant, currently Vice-President of the European Patent Office (EPO), head of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO, known as DG3 (Directorate-General, 3, Appeals), and Chairman of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal.


Patent Information News

Patent Information News is a trilingual, quarterly magazine published by the Principal Directorate Patent Information of the European Patent Office (EPO), Vienna sub-office, Austria.

Patent Information Users Group

At the request of David Kappos, the Director of the USPTO, PIUG and CEPIUG endorsed development of a joint patent classification system by the USPTO and European Patent Office.


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Alison Brimelow

In 2003 she was elected President of the European Patent Office jointly with Professor Alain Pompidou of France.

Brimelow

Alison Brimelow (born 1949), former Chief Executive and Comptroller General of the United Kingdom Patent Office, now President of the European Patent Office

Messerli

Peter Messerli, Swiss Vice-President of the European Patent Office

Pompidou

Alain Pompidou, foster son of Georges Pompidou and President of the European Patent Office from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2007

Software patents under United Kingdom patent law

Citing as reasons this clear divergence in reasoning between the UK courts and the European Patent Office, Neal Macrossan sought leave to appeal the refusal of his patent application to the House of Lords.

Van Benthem

Johannes Bob van Benthem (1921-2006), Dutch lawyer, first president of the European Patent Office