First mission of component 3 of the project "Twinning between the OEPM and the Egyptian Patent Office (EGPO)"

The twinning project between the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, O.A. (OEPM) and the Egyptian Patent Office (EGPO), an instrument of the European Union managed by the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies FIIAPP, continue their process with component 3 on "Systems and procedures of the Egyptian office (EGPO), reviewed and updated in accordance with EU standards."

This component has, among others, the objective of helping the EGPO to obtain an electronic system aimed at all the procedures that go from the registration of requests to electronic payment and its follow-up, etc. as well as to approve and reject revised, applied, and improved inventions. Another objective is for EGPO to obtain ISO 9001 certification, the international standard that specifies the requirements for a quality management system (QMS). Organizations use this standard to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet user and regulatory requirements.

Component 3 will be developed over two years of the entire project by organizing different missions in order to achieve the goals included in the project.

The first part of the component 3 missions took place from October 18 to 22 at the facilities of the Egyptian Patent Office (EGPO) in order to review the different existing electronic systems for filing patent applications, especially those of the OEPM.

To do this, two experts from the Department of Information Technologies of the OEPM traveled to the city of Cairo, where the Egyptian office is located, and held training sessions and daily meetings with the participation of staff from the EGPO Department of Informatics. During this mission, OEPM and EGPO had the opportunity to share common experiences and review the different existing platforms used in OEPM and other Patent Offices, to submit a patent application electronically that will help EGPO to choose the most suitable one for them.

This last mission has been a success. Congratulations!!

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