The European Patent Judges' Symposium (, ) is a biennial symposium, with the claimed aim of providing a platform for national judges from legal systems with differing traditions to exchange experiences and to thereby promote mutual understanding in the development of European patent law.European Patent Office web site, EPO Annual Report 2004, Developments in-house . Consulted on March 22, 2008.
Along with the Standing Advisory Committee before the European Patent Office (SACEPO), a committee advising the European Patent Office (EPO) on patent law issues, and the European Round Table on Patent Practice (EUROTAB), the European Patent Judges' Symposium is one of the most significant and institutionalised forums of legal professionals created and sponsored by the EPO.Susana Borrás, The governance of the European patent system: effective and legitimate?, Economy and Society, Volume 35, Number 4, November 2006, pp. 594-610(17), (Publisher: Routledge).
List 1st, 19–22 October 1982, Munich, GermanyGewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, Internationaler Teil (GRUR Int), 1983, vol. 3, p. 195-266. 2nd, 5–7 September 1984, Strasbourg, FranceGRUR Int, 1985, vol. 4, p. 229-267. 3rd, 3–5 September 1986, Vienna, AustriaGRUR Int, 1987, vol. 7, p. 453-516. 4th, 7–9 September 1988, Lausanne-Dorigny, SwitzerlandGRUR Int, 1989, vol. 6, p. 437-498. 5th, 12–14 September 1990, Turin, ItalyGRUR Int, 1991, vol. 6, p. 403-496. 6th, 8–11 September 1992, The Hague, NetherlandsGRUR Int, 1993, vol. 5, p. 351-420. 7th, 6–9 September 1994, Newport, United KingdomGRUR Int, 1995, vol. 11, p. 1079-1168. 8th, 17–20 September 1996, Stockholm, SwedenGRUR Int, 1997, vol. 3, p. 183-262. 9th, 6–9 October 1998, Madrid, Spain - Official Journal of the EPO (OJ EPO) 1999, Special edition 10th, 19–23 September 2000, Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg - OJ EPO 2001, Special edition (pdf) 11th, 17–20 September 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark - OJ EPO 2003, Special edition No. 2 (pdf) 12th, 22–24 September 2004, Brussels, Belgium - OJ EPO, Special edition of the OJ EPO 2005 (pdf) 13th, 12–16 September 2006, Thessaloniki, GreeceEuropean Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) web site, Declaration of Judges wishing to associate themselves with the Venice Resolution of October 2005 - 03/11/2006 . Consulted on March 22, 2008. - OJ EPO, Special edition 2/2007 (pdf) 14th, 16–20 September 2008, Bordeaux, France IPR-Helpdesk, Bordeaux (France), 16th-20th September 2008: 14th Symposium of European Patent Judges. Consulted on October 5, 2008. - OJ EPO, Special edition 1/2009 (pdf) 15th, 15–17 September 2010, Lisbon, PortugalEPO web site, 15th Patent Judges Symposium in Lisbon , News, 23 September 2010. Consulted on October 3, 2010. - OJ EPO Special edition 1/2011 (pdf) 16th, 5–7 September 2012, Dublin, IrelandEPO web site, High-level gathering of European patent judges in Dublin . - OJ EPO Special edition 1/2013 (pdf)
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External links European Patent Judges' Symposium at the European Patent Office (EPO)