News and announcements

13.11.2015 - The IP5 offices have updated the detailed statistical data sheets for numbers of filings, grants broken down by IPC codes, fees and economic information relevant to filings.

3.11.2015 - Owing to technical maintenance work the five IP offices' website will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, 7 November 2015. We apologise for any inconvenience.

1.10.2015 - The IP5 users' consultation on practices regarding unity of invention and citation of prior art ended on 15 September 2015. Responses are now available online.

28.8.2015 -The IP5 Offices seek comments on two reports outlining their practices regarding unity of invention and citation of prior art. The user consultation closes on 15 September 2015.

30.6.2015 - The IP5 Offices seek comments on two reports outlining their practices regarding unity of invention and citation of prior art.

16.6.2015 - Following the IP5 Heads of Office meeting in Suzhou in May 2015, the IP5 Offices published two reports outlining their practices regarding unity of invention and citation of prior art and a list of terminology on written description/sufficiency of disclosure.

10.6.2015 - The IP5 Heads of Office met with representatives of industry from the IP5 regions in Suzhou, P.R. China on 21 May 2015. Presentations of the meeting are now available on the fiveIPoffices' website.

9.6.2015 - At their meeting in Suzhou on 22 May 2015, the IP5 Heads endorsed a vision statement for the next steps in the Global Dossier initiative.

5.6.2015 - The IP5 events calendar has been updated.

20.-22.5.2015 - IP5 Deputy Heads and Heads of Office and IP5 Industry meetings were held in Suzhou, P.R. China.