Case Study
Faster time to market, easier maintenance and lower cost
Founded on the European Patent Convention, an agreement between 36 countries, the European Patent Office (EPO) is the patent granting authority of Europe. The EPO’s main responsibility is to examine patent applications and grant European patents, processing more than 140,000 patent applications per year. The EPO’s Data Resources Department is responsible for collecting patent-related data, interfacing with about 100 patent offices all over