European Patent Office

Patent information from the European Patent Office (EPO) encompasses over 100 million documents and is well-known for its regular updates and high quality data. Highlights from the EPO at this year's conference include:

• PATSTAT Online – a new tool for patent analysis
• Full text search in Espacenet
• Global Dossier – bringing the IP5 file wrappers together in one place
• European Patent Register and the new register for unitary patents
• The EPO as a PCT searching authority