In order to make access and use of the European Patent Register fair for all users, we have recently implemented some technical measures to regulate excessive use of the system. These measures limit the number of pages that can be downloaded to 2000 pages in one go. To avoid rejection we recommend d...

In order to make access and use of the European Patent Register fair for all users, we have recently implemented some technical measures to regulate excessive use of the system. These measures limit the number of pages that can be downloaded to 2000 pages in one go. To avoid rejection we recommend d...

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You can either send a PM to Patent Information 2 or an e-mail to patentinformation@epo.org.

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Dear ssniihata, If you are an applicant, owner, representative of EPs and PCTs being handled by the EPO and you need information/advice on the status of the procedure, please contact support@epo.org and ask to be forwarded to the responsible directorate. You can find the director unit number, (4-dig...

Patent information from the European Patent Office (EPO) encompasses over 120 million documents ! You can access the data via the EPO’s products and services such as Global Patent Index, Espacenet, European Patent Register, PATSTAT Online. Of course EPO patent data is also available in the form of b...

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Curious of what patent information is all about? IF you like to understand how patents protect intellectual property in theory and practice, learn how to find your way around patent documents, get familiar with the limits of protection... or simply like to learn more about any other patent informat...

Dear wrekelsein, If this is how the entry appears in the search tool used, it looks as if the status at that time referred to all designated countries mentioned in the same entry. Nevertheless we need to be sure that the information displayed is correct … Therefore we recommend to get in touch with ...

Dear LennoxConner, Actually the EPO does not build databases with technical dictionaries. However, patent documents are classified by technical domains in two main hierarchical classification systems, the international patent classification (IPC) and the cooperative patent classification (CPC) syste...