16/12/2022 (Agence Europe) – The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation has decided to extend an invitation to accede to the European Patent Convention (EPC) to Moldova, the European Patent Office (EPO) announced in a press release published on Friday 16 December. Moldova is thus expected to become the 40th contracting state to the EPC, the Office says. However, there are still steps to complete: Moldova will have to adopt national legislation for the implementation of...