Athens, 28/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - The fourth annual epoline ® conference of the European Patent Office (EPO), held in Athens on November 23 and 24, in particular permitted the presentation of the stakes involved in the system of filing patents online - Epoline - and to invoke the primordial role of the European patent system to favour innovation and competition in the framework of the Lisbon strategy.
The EPO issues patents for the 31 member states of the Convention on European patents,...