International conference: online patent management

Brussels, 17 Oct 2003

The European Patent Office (EPO) is hosting the second annual epoline conference on online patent management and information dissemination from 9 to 12 December in Barcelona, Spain.

The event will demonstrate how epoline, the EPO's online service for the intellectual property community, is facilitating access to the patent system for both professional users and the wider public.

Sessions will feature representatives from industry and academia, as well as intellectual property specialists and successful private inventors. The event will be of particular interest to patent lawyers, their administrative staff and others involved in the protection of intellectual property rights.

For further information, please consult the following web address:
http:///www.epoline.org/events/barcelona/ en/intro.html

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