European Patent Convention

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
EPC
Pronunciation
/ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈpætənt kənˈvɛnʃən/
Category
Business
Related Field
International Business

Examples in Context

  1. Meanwhile, the modern patent system first established in UK, which earned its influence on the American law of patent and the European patent convention, become an important blueprint for constructing the global rule of patent system.
  2. European Patent Office is the executive organ of European Patent Convention(EPC), having set up Receiving Section, Search Divisions, Examining Divisions, Opposition Divisions, Legal Divisions, Boards of Appeal and Enlarged Board of Appeal.

Other meanings of EPC