CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION

On October 5, 2023, the European Patent Office (EPO) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the European Patent Convention, an agreement that was signed on October 5, 1973 and through which the European Patent Organization and the European Patent Office (EPO).To commemorate this historical milestone, the EPO had the participation, among others, of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands; Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission; Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria; and Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany.Likewise, on the occasion of the anniversary, the EPO took the opportunity to present the Observatory on Patents and Technology, a public-private forum to address new trends and technologies in intellectual property and face future challenges.