Meeting With UK Intellectual Property Office Highlights Role of Patents in Supporting Innovation

2018/03/30

A delegation from the UK Intellectual Property Office headed by Comptroller General and Chief Executive Tim Moss met EPO President Benoit Battistelli and other senior managers?at the EPO headquarters in Munich on mid-march to discuss recent developments in patents and co-operation between the two offices. The UKIPO delegation also received an update on the latest projects and initiatives at the EPO from Vice-President Raimund Lutz and other senior managers, covering topics such as search and examination, digital systems, the EPO's quality management system, and European and international co-operation. The UK delegation indicated that they are currently preparing a new and ambitious strategy for the UK IPO, a key element of which is to draw upon the knowledge and experience of others.

Source: epo