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10 percent up - patent applications at the EPO on the rise again
The European Patent Organisation has received 10% more applications last year, and expects a further increase in 2011.
Changes made to speed up European patents could harm biotech says survey
Recent changes designed to speed up the application process at the European Patent Office have not gone down well with pharma and biotech.
Four candidates in the running for EPO Presidency
The European Patent Office has published the names of the four candidates who will be interviewed for the post of President, which falls vacant on 1 July 2010.
EPO’s final rejection of fundamental stem cell patent creates further uncertainty
Depending who you ask, the long-awaited and final ruling on the University of Wisconsin’s WARF patent is either a landmark decision or signifies nothing.
European Patent Office Archive
TU Delft: European Inventor Award nomination for Nereda water purification technology

The European Patent Office (EPO) has nominated TU Delft’s Dr. Merle de Kreuk, Prof.Dr. Sef Heijnen and Prof.Dr. Mark van...

10 percent up - patent applications at the EPO on the rise again
The European Patent Organisation has received 10% more applications last year, and expects a further increase in 2011.
Changes made to speed up European patents could harm biotech says survey
Recent changes designed to speed up the application process at the European Patent Office have not gone down well with pharma and biotech.
Four candidates in the running for EPO Presidency
The European Patent Office has published the names of the four candidates who will be interviewed for the post of President, which falls vacant on 1 July 2010.
Patents: slow and steady wins the race?
The world patent isn’t coming any time soon, but the EPO hopes that a new series of measures could lay the foundations for patent reform.
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TU Delft: European Inventor Award nomination for Nereda water purification technology
The European Patent Office (EPO) has nominated TU Delft’s Dr. Merle de Kreuk, Prof.Dr. Sef Heijnen and Prof.Dr. Mark van Loosdrecht...
Horizon 2020: Special Coverage
Horizon 2020 Special Coverage
Events
Smarter Data for Europe: Live webcast with Vice-President Neelie Kroes
The development of ‘Big Data’ applications and e-infrastructure can stimulate a new wave of economic and social progress.
Park Royal, Brussels - 23 May 2013
Academic Enterprise Awards (ACES) 2013
The ACES - Academic Enterprise Awards - are the only pan-European awards for spin-out companies emerged from European universities and public...
European Parliament, Brussels - 04 June 2013
Innovation Intelligence
Unlocking the value of Personalised Healthcare in Europe
This new study shows ICT investments could cut healthcare costs for key ailments by more than 35%.
Bigger and Simpler: A short guide to the EU's €80 billion Horizon 2020 programme
A two-year political fight formally began in Brussels on 30 November with the publication of the European Commission's plan for Horizon 2020, its omnibus R&D programme. It promises less red tape, broader benefits, and more jobs and economic growth.
Biofuels: The Next Generation
Key ideas and recommendations to accelerate the deployment of sustainable biofuels have emerged at the second in a series of three high-level academic policy debates on the energy R&D challenge, The Energy Difference
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