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🎨 More Color in European Patent Law – and Another Step Toward Digital IP Processes The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently started allowing the submission of color and greyscale drawings in European patent applications. This marks another important step in the digital advancement of the European patent grant procedure. Previously, submitted color illustrations were automatically converted into black and white during the procedure. Today, color information is preserved – from filing through to publication. For technology-driven companies, this can be highly relevant, for example through: • clearer differentiation of components or material properties • better visualization of complex functional relationships • more precise presentation of technical details This change fits into the broader context of digitalization at the EPO – including OLF 2.0 as the standard filing system and the increased use of structured formats. 👉 This is exactly where seamless integration between law firm systems and IP management systems becomes increasingly important. With Genese’s myEPO interface, we support digital, more efficient, and low-media-disruption workflows throughout the European patent grant procedure – helping ensure that new procedural possibilities are translated into practical day-to-day operations. 📎 Original source (EPO): https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/news/colour-and-greyscale-drawings-accepted-if-submitted-electronically

🎨 More Color in European Patent Law – and Another Step Toward Digital IP Processes The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently started allowing the submission of color and greyscale drawings in European patent applications. This marks another important step in the digital advancement of the European patent grant procedure. Previously, submitted color illustrations were automatically converted into black and white during the procedure. Today, color information is preserved – from filing through to publication. For technology-driven companies, this can be highly relevant, for example through: • clearer differentiation of components or material properties • better visualization of complex functional relationships • more precise presentation of technical details This change fits into the broader context of digitalization at the EPO – including OLF 2.0 as the standard filing system and the increased use of structured formats. 👉 This is exactly where seamless integration between law firm systems and IP management systems becomes increasingly important. With Genese’s myEPO interface, we support digital, more efficient, and low-media-disruption workflows throughout the European patent grant procedure – helping ensure that new procedural possibilities are translated into practical day-to-day operations. 📎 Original source (EPO): https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/news/colour-and-greyscale-drawings-accepted-if-submitted-electronically

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🎨 More Color in European Patent Law – and Another Step Toward Digital IP Processes The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently started allowing the submission of color and greyscale drawings in European patent applications. This marks another important step in the digital advancement of the European patent grant procedure. Previously, submitted color illustrations were automatically converted into black and white during the procedure. Today, color information is preserved – from filing through to publication. For technology-driven companies, this can be highly relevant, for example through: • clearer differentiation of components or material properties • better visualization of complex functional relationships • more precise presentation of technical details This change fits into the broader context of digitalization at the EPO – including OLF 2.0 as the standard filing system and the increased use of structured formats. 👉 This is exactly where seamless integration between law firm systems and IP management systems becomes increasingly important. With Genese’s myEPO interface, we support digital, more efficient, and low-media-disruption workflows throughout the European patent grant procedure – helping ensure that new procedural possibilities are translated into practical day-to-day operations. 📎 Original source (EPO): https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/news/colour-and-greyscale-drawings-accepted-if-submitted-electronically

🎨 More Color in European Patent Law – and Another Step Toward Digital IP Processes The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently started allowing the submission of color and greyscale drawings in European patent applications. This marks another important step in the digital advancement of the European patent grant procedure. Previously, submitted color illustrations were automatically converted into black and white during the procedure. Today, color information is preserved – from filing through to publication. For technology-driven companies, this can be highly relevant, for example through: • clearer differentiation of components or material properties • better visualization of complex functional relationships • more precise presentation of technical details This change fits into the broader context of digitalization at the EPO – including OLF 2.0 as the standard filing system and the increased use of structured formats. 👉 This is exactly where seamless integration between law firm systems and IP management systems becomes increasingly important. With Genese’s myEPO interface, we support digital, more efficient, and low-media-disruption workflows throughout the European patent grant procedure – helping ensure that new procedural possibilities are translated into practical day-to-day operations. 📎 Original source (EPO): https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/news/colour-and-greyscale-drawings-accepted-if-submitted-electronically