The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office, also known as European Patent Institute (epi), is a professional association of European
patent attorney
A patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing patent applications and o ...
s and an international non-governmental public law corporation. It was founded on 21 October 1977 by the
Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation by adopting the Regulation on the establishment of an institute of professional representatives before the
European Patent Office
The European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg), the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the organisation . 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 ), are members of the institute. As of 2023, the institute has about 13,800 members across 39 member states.
The European Patent Institute publishes a quarterly journal, the ''epi Information'' ().
See also
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Intellectual property organization
Intellectual property organizations are organizations that are focused on copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property law concepts. This includes international intergovernmental organizations that foster governmental cooperati ...
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Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) (UK)
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Organizations established in 1977
European Patent Organisation
Patent law organizations
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