CPC Annual Meeting took place in Geneva.

On 23 February 2026, the USPTO and EPO hosted the 13th CPC Annual Meeting at WIPO Headquarters in Geneva. 

It was a pleasure meeting many CPC Administrators in Geneva and online. The week continued with the 57th session of the IPC Committee of Experts. Thank you for the fruitful exchanges we had during the week. Please see the report on the events here: https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/news/annual-meetings-cpc-and-ipc-committee-experts

The presentations given at the CPC Annual Meeting are available on cpcinfo under: Presentations | Cooperative Patent Classification