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EuropeanPatentOffice

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EuropeanPatentOffice

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The official European Patent Office Twitter account. As the patent office for Europe, we support innovation, competitiveness and economic growth across Europe.

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⚡ Rainer Marquardt is the Lifetime Achievement laureate at the 2026 European #InventorAward. His modular multilevel converter (MMC) transformed power electronics & is widely used in high-voltage DC systems, offshore wind integration & modern electricity grids. @unibw_m
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🇮🇪 "Half a million children were dying every year from malaria. Once you've seen that, it's impossible not to want to do something about it." Sir Adrian V.S. Hill did. Vote 👉 InventorAward.org @VaccineTrials @OxUInnovation @UniofOxford #InventorAward
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🎓 Whether you're new to patents or an experienced practitioner, there's always more to learn. Our e-learning centre offers free courses covering patents, analytics, litigation and technology transfer. 🖥️ Start here: e-courses.epo.org
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📱 12 000+ startups. 1 200+ universities. All-in-one free tool. The #DeepTechFinder shows who's patenting, where activity is growing and how technologies are evolving. Access it here 🔗 dtf.epo.org
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🌾 Around 65% of the world's population struggles to digest dairy. 🇬🇷🇸🇪 Angeliki Triantafyllou helped make oat drinks a more practical everyday alternative through a process improving taste, texture and stability. Watch & vote 👉 InventorAward.org #InventorAward
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💬 Did you know there are over 300 patent information centres across EPO member states? Your local PATLIB can help with patent searches, IP strategy, competitor watches and technology transfer. 📍 Find your nearest centre: bit.ly/2GAgZr9
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🌱 Digital agriculture is one of the fastest-growing areas of innovation, expanding at nearly 3x the rate of other tech fields since 2012. Our report maps patent trends across AI, drones, precision sensing and smart farming technologies. 📘 epo.org/insight-digita… #EPOStudy
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Up to 15 years of historical patent data. Advanced visualisations. 35 technology fields. All free. Start using our new platform: the Data Desk 👉 datadesk.epo.org
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🧐 Meet the next-generation patent analysis tool. Our Technology Intelligence Platform gives free access to high-quality patent data, so researchers, businesses and innovators can analyse, visualise and build on it. Try TIP 👉 bit.ly/4gmFxR6
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🇮🇹 Giuseppe Crippa† built both a global semiconductor company and a 125 000 sqm social garden employing people with disabilities in the same community. That's part of the Technoprobe story. Watch & vote 👉 InventorAward.org #InventorAward
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⚖️ How do courts determine FRAND licensing rates for the patents behind technologies such as 5G, Wi-Fi and video streaming? We analysed 65 court decisions across 7 jurisdictions and 13 years of case law. 🔗 New #EPOStudy with BRELA out today: bit.ly/4aiKSrC
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☁️ The cloud where we store our files may feel invisible. The engineering behind it isn’t. Evangelos Eleftheriou spent decades solving the storage and signal interference challenges modern data infrastructure depends on. Vote 👉 InventorAward.org @AxeleraAI #InventorAward
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Can lighting save lives? 💡 The latest Out of the Box episode explores smart LEDs in healthcare and road safety. 🎧 Listen now on #TalkInnovation: bit.ly/4xKAV00
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