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**epi’**s President, Mr Tony Tangena, hosted a 8-headed delegation of the Taiwanese Patent Attorneys Association (TWPAA) representing about 300 members, amongst them Ms Hsiu-Ru Chien (Chair of the Committee of International Affairs of TWPAA), Mr Ted Su (Vice Chair of the Committee of International Affairs of TWPAA), Ms Yvonne Y.F. Lin (Vice Chair of the Committee of International Affairs of TWPAA), and further TWPAA members.

The poster showing “Recent procedural changes” shown at Search Matters and Examination Matters is now available in the Documents/Member section of the epi website.

The IP5 Offices launched on 6 January 2014 the comprehensive IP5 PPH Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme.

The 11th annual European Inventor Award in Lisbon held on 9 June 2016 was a wonderful celebration of innovation.

Following the result of the referendum of June 23 in the UK to leave the EU, epi would like to point out:
Since the UK will under any circumstances remain a member of the European Patent Convention, being not an EU instrument, there will be no consequences on the current system of European Patents. All existing European Patents validated in the UK will remain valid, even after the UK may have left the EU. Similarly, European Patent Applications filed in the past and in the future can be validated in the UK. All European Patent Attorneys situated in the UK will still be able to represent in all proceedings before the EPO.