Meet Principal Directorate Legal Affairs
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Meet the speakers
Emanuelle
Lawyer in Directorate European and International Legal Affairs, PCT
Peter
Lawyer in Directorate Institutional Affairs, Legal and Unitary Patent Division
Anne
Lawyer in Department Contract Law and Litigation
Roland
Lawyer in Directorate Patent Law
With almost 7 000 employees, the European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the largest public service institutions in Europe. Its headquarters are in Munich and it also has offices in Berlin, Brussels, The Hague and Vienna. The EPO was founded with the aim of strengthening co-operation on patents in Europe. Through its centralised patent granting procedure, inventors are able to obtain high-quality patent protection in up to 44 countries.
