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European Patent Office

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A quick definition of European Patent Office:

European Patent Office: The European Patent Office is a place where people can apply for patents that cover many countries in Europe. It is located in two cities, Munich in Germany and The Hague in the Netherlands. The office checks the applications and decides if the patents can be granted. It is also known as EPO.

A more thorough explanation:

The European Patent Office (EPO) is an organization that receives applications for patents, examines them, and grants patents for inventions that meet the requirements of the European Patent Convention. The EPO has offices in Munich, Germany, and The Hague, Netherlands.

For example, if a company wants to protect their invention in multiple European countries, they can file a patent application with the EPO. The EPO will then examine the application to determine if the invention meets the criteria for patentability. If the invention is deemed patentable, the EPO will grant a patent that is valid in the countries designated by the applicant.

The EPO plays an important role in promoting innovation and protecting intellectual property rights in Europe. By granting patents, the EPO encourages inventors to invest time and resources into developing new technologies and products, knowing that their ideas will be protected from infringement by others.

European Patent Convention | European Patent Organization

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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