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Concluding Document of the WIPO Diplomatic Conference signed
WIPO Member States adopt new International Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge
The Treaty shall enter into force three months after it has been ratified or acceded to by fifteen contracting parties.
Director General of AGEPI visits HIPO
Deputy Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration visits the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
R&D qualification
In June 2023, an amendment to Act LXXVI of 2014 on Scientific Research, Development and Innovation was published, according to which from 1st of September 2023, the qualification of R&D activities will be carried out by a body designated by the Government.
INVITATION – Regional Webinar on the Calculation of Damages for IP Infringements
Date of the event: 28 February, 2023 (14.15–18.30 pm)
PRESS RELEASE International training for judges in Budapest
This year, the training and further training courses will run from January to March, starting today.
Holiday greetings for Christmas
Government administrative recess at the HIPO
Visit of the President of the European Patent Office to Budapest
The delegation of the European Patent Office (EPO), led by President António Campinos visited to Budapest on 6 October 2022.
The Office's Annual Report 2021
The publication in English can be downloaded in PDF format.
Season's Greetings
Publication of the CP12 Common Practice
The Office's Annual Report 2020
The publication in English can be downloaded in PDF format.
Information on time limits for the submission of delivery excuses, or of requests for restitutio in integrum in proceedings before the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
The contact details of HIPO will change as from 16 November 2020, until withdrawal, as follows:
The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) continues to be at your disposal in all cases within its duties and competence in industrial property and copyright matters as well as with its innovation supporting services.
HIPO helps companies with THIS NEW R&D publication
The aim of HIPO is to help companies navigate the world of R&D. It contains information both on the concept of R&D and the qualification process in English.