European Patent Organisation

European patent administrative organisation
Organization government_agency Q685547
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European Patent Organisation

Summary

European Patent Organisation is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • European Patent Organisation was a member of RIPE Network Coordination Centre[3].
  • European Patent Organisation's instance of is recorded as government agency[4].
  • European Patent Organisation's instance of is recorded as international organization[5].
  • European Patent Organisation's instance of is recorded as patent office[6].
  • European Patent Organisation's headquarters location is recorded as Munich[7].
  • European Patent Organisation's child organization or unit is recorded as European Patent Office[8].
  • European Patent Organisation's foundational text is recorded as European Patent Convention[9].
  • 1977 marks the founding of European Patent Organisation[10].
  • European Patent Organisation's official website is recorded as http://www.epo.org/[11].
  • European Patent Organisation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:European Patent Organisation[12].
  • European Patent Organisation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'EPO'}[13].
  • European Patent Organisation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+54947'}[14].
  • European Patent Organisation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+59405'}[15].
  • European Patent Organisation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14200'}[16].
  • European Patent Organisation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15700'}[17].
  • European Patent Organisation's official observer status in organization is recorded as World Intellectual Property Organization[18].

Body

Founding

1977 marks the founding of European Patent Organisation[10].

Identity

European Patent Organisation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'EPO'}[13].

Operations

European Patent Organisation's headquarters location is recorded as Munich[7]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as European Patent Office[8].

Why It Matters

European Patent Organisation ranks in the top 5% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . ripe.net. Retrieved . ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wipo.int. wipo.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category Category:European Patent Organisation
    Headquarters location Munich
    Instance of
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