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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently published a strategy document that sets out a three-year strategic plan for WIPO in the field of Standard essential patents (SEPs).

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On 19 March 2024, European Patent Office (EPO) published Patent Index 2023 which presents an overview of the European patent applications filed and European patents granted by the EPO last year.

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Joining forces with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the European Patent Office (EPO) has published a new patent insight report that explores the global evolution of patent filings published between 2002 and 2022 in the domain of offshore wind energy.

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On 25 October, the European Innovation Council (EIC) has published the second EIC Tech Report which intends to inform future explorations of the EIC portfolio, mapping internal EIC data to global trends based on patents, publications, funding and investments.

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European Patent Office (EPO) just published the ninth patent insight report, providing an overview of important patent trends in the field of mRNA-based vaccines, which is a particularly dynamic sub-area of mRNA technologies.

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The Convention laid the foundation for the European patent system. Since then, the EPO has granted over two million patents and currently handles more than 190,000 international patent applications on an annual basis.

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The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently launched a dashboard that provides valuable insights into the adoption and popularity of the Unitary Patent system, which was introduced on 1 June 2023.

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The EPO establishes bilateral cooperation partnerships with non-member states of the EPC (technical cooperation, reinforced cooperation, and validation) to make the global patent system more efficient and better suited to user needs.

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