PATENTS IN EUROPE: FIGURES, TRENDS, RANKINGS 2017

The European Patent Office (EPO) cordially invites you to attend its Annual Results Press Conference and learn about the countries and companies that lead invention in Europe in 2017.

Speaker:        Mr Benoît Battistelli, President, EPO

When:             Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 09:30 – 10:30 CET (incl. Q&A)

Where:            Solvay Library, Parc Léopold, Rue Belliard 137, 1040 Brussels
 

Programme

09:00               Welcome coffee

09:30               Press Conference:

• Key patent statistics
• Top companies and countries
• Leading technologies
• EPO reforms and results
• Outlook for 2018

10:15               Question-and-Answer session

10:30               Interview opportunities with the EPO President
 

To request a media interview with the EPO President, please contact:

• EPO Press Office
  Tel.: +49 89 2399 1833
  Mobile: +49 163 8399527
   
• Francisco Milán Martínez
  Shepard Fox Communications
  Tel. +32  483 70 99 95