European Patent Institute
- European Patent Institute
The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office, or European Patent Institute (epi), is a professional association of European patent attorneys and an international non-governmental public law corporation. It was founded on October 21 1977 by the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation. [ EPC Article|134a|1|a, formerly EPC 1973 Article|134|8|b] All European patent attorneys, i.e. all persons entitled to act as professional representatives before the EPO (by virtue of either the European qualifying examination or the provisions of EPC 1973 Article|163|7) are members of the Institute. [ EPC Article|134a|2. See also: [http://www.european-patent-office.org/legal/anc_reg/en/ap_i_a134_8_1997_350.htm#OJ_1997_350, Article 5(1) of the "Regulation on the establishment of an institute of professional representatives before the European Patent Office"] , OJ 1997, 350 with corrections according to OJ 1997, 130, OJ 2002, 429 and OJ 2004, 361. ]
The European Patent Institute publishes a quarterly journal, the "epi Information" (ISSN|1434-8853).
See also
* Intellectual property organization
References and notes
External links
* [http://www.patentepi.com/ Official web page]
* "epi Information"
** [http://216.92.57.242/patentepi/english/200/210/ Current issue]
** [http://216.92.57.242/patentepi/english/200/210/212/ Archive issues] , since 1999
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