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IP TooLKiT for The Global Entrepreneur

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 TThe European Patent Office and European Patents and Trademarks

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Videos(V), Tutorials (T), Websites (W), Databases (D) & References (R)

• The European Patent Office – A Portrait

  • Benoît Batistelli (European Patent Office): 99 seconds for the future (V)

  • EPO President Benoît Battistelli on the Annual Report 2014 (V)

  • Visit the European Patent Office Website (W)

  • Patent Protection at the European Patent Office (V)

  • Inventors’ Handbook (W)

  • European Inventor Award (W)

  • Patent Information: Adding Certainty to Your Technical, Legal and Business Decisions (R)

    • Esp@ceNet (EPO: Free access to the database of over 90 million patents (D)

    • Com: An Introduction to The Database Of Ideas (R)

  • Patents on Life? European Law and Practice for Patenting Biotechnological Inventions (R)

  • Nanotechnology and Patents (R)

  • Patents and Clean Energy (R)

  • Patents for Software? European Law and Practice (R)

     

  • The European Patent Convention

    • How to Get A European Patent—Guide for Applicants (Part 1) (R)

    • How to Get A European Patent—Guide for Applicants (Part 2) (R)

    • European Patents and The Grant Procedure (R)

    • Modernizing The European Patent System (R)

       

    Trademarks & Design Registration Office of the European Union (OHIM) (W)

    • Visit the Trademarks & Design Registration Office of the EU Website (W)

    • What Is an EU Community Trademark? (W)

    • How to Obtain EU Community Trademark Protection (W)

    • Community Trademark FAQs (W)

    • The Trademark Registration Process (W)

    • What Is an EU Community Design? (W)

    • How to Obtain EU Community Design Protection (W)

    • EU Community Design FAQs (W)

    • The EU Community Design Registration Process (W)

    • Registration of International Marks (Madrid Protocol) (W)

    
    German Patents and Trademarks (W)

    • Visit the German Patent & Trademark Office Website (W)

    • DPMAregister: Official Publications & Register Database

    • Patents and Utility Models Database (Including Topographies and Supplementary Protection Certificates) (D)

    • Gebrauchsmuster: Basics for German Utility Models  (R)

    • Geschmacksmuster: German Design Protection for Form and Color  (R)

    • Patente: Brochure on Patents from DPMA  (R)

    • Marken: Brochure on Trademarks from DPMA (R)

    • Economic Assistance: Support for Investment & Innovation (R)

    • “The Economic Importance Of Intellectual Property and Its Protection With A Focus on The Middle Class”  (R)

    • “With The Patent to The Success: Promoting Innovation in Enterprises”  (R)

    • Patents on Computer-Implemented Inventions  (R)

    • SIGNO: Successful Tech Transfer Through Effective IP Marketing  (R)

    
    SCENARIOS FOR THE FUTURE: How Might IP Regimes Evolve By 2025?