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European patent - Certificate of exhibition

According to Rule 25 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR),

Within four months of filing the European patent application, the applicant shall file the certificate that the applicant or his legal predecessor has displayed the invention at an official, or officially recognised, international exhibition ( falling within the terms of the Convention on international exhibitions signed at Paris on 22 November 1928 and last revised on 30 November 1972), which:

 

(a)

European patent - Special entries for licence registrations

According to Rule 24 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR),


 

A licence in respect of a European patent application shall be recorded  
 

(a)
as an exclusive licence if the applicant and the licensee so request; 

 

European patent - Registration of licences and other rights

According to Rule 23 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations(IR),

(1)

European patent - Registration of transfers

According to Rule 22 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations,

 

(1)

The transfer of a European patent application shall be recorded in the European Patent Register at the request of an interested party, upon production of documents providing evidence of such transfer.

 

(2)

List of the top 25 applicants by number of patent applications at the European Patent Office in 2017.


According to the EPO Annual Report for 2017 this is the list of the top 25 applicants by number of patent applications at the European Patent Office in 2017.

Top 25

  • 1.HUAWEI ….......................... 2308 European patent applications

  • 2.SIEMENS …...........................2 220 European patent applications

European patent - Rectification of the designation of an inventor


 

According to Rule 21 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations,

 

(1)

Toyota and Panasonic intend joint development of electric vehicle batteries

Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp. stated that are considering making batteries for electric vehicles (EV) in joint cooperation , as Toyota aims battery development to help meet its goal for green cars to comprise half of global sales by 2030. It is planned to expand development of prismatic - flat, pouch-shaped - batteries with higher energy density.

General Motors (GM) challenges Tesla with plan for producing profitable low cost electric cars

General Motors have stated that plans to launch a new family of electric vehicles in 2021 that will cost less to build and make a profit for the U.S. No. 1 automaker,

Electric and autonomous vehicles - known in the industry as EVs and AVs - are widely seen as the keystones of future transport, but Tesla, Ford Motor Co and other car manufacturers are still working out how to make money on them.

European patent - Rectification of the designation of an inventor

According to Rule 21 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR),

 

(1)

Apple is most probably working on its own brand high-quality headphones

According to Apple Insider information found on internet Apple is updating its wireless AirPods and is working on its own brand of high-quality over-ears headphones, which could arrive later during 2018.

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