One of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation
European Patent Office
Abbreviation
EPO
Predecessor
Institut International des Brevets
Formation
1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Headquarters
Munich, Germany[1]
Official languages
English
French
German
President
António Campinos
Parent organisation
European Patent Organisation
Budget
€2.357 billion (2020)[2]
Staff
6,403 (Dec. 2020)[3]
Website
www.epo.org
European patent law
European Patent Organisation
European Patent Convention
European Patent Office
European Union
Biotech directive
Supplementary protection certificate
Unitary patent
Unified Patent Court
Eurasian Patent Organization
Eurasian Patent Convention
Eurasian Patent Organization
Centralization and harmonization
Brussels Regime
Cross-border injunction
London Agreement
Historical proposals
European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA)
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The European Patent Office (EPO)[notes 1] is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg), the other being the Administrative Council.[4] The EPO acts as executive body for the organisation[5][6] while the Administrative Council acts as its supervisory body[5] as well as, to a limited extent, its legislative body.[6][7] The actual legislative power to revise the European Patent Convention lies with the Contracting States themselves when meeting at a Conference of the Contracting States.[8]
Within the European Patent Office, examiners are notably in charge of studying European patent applications, filed by applicants, to decide whether to grant a patent for an invention. The patents granted by the European Patent Office are called European patents.
^"Social Report 2020" (PDF). EPO. 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
^Article 4(2) EPC
^ abArticle 4(3) EPC
^ abGower's Report on Intellectual Property Archived 19 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine, para 1.34
^Article 33 EPC
^Article 172 EPC
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