EPO decisions and notices
Means of filing
- Decision of the President of the EPO dated 26.2.2009 concerning the electronic filing of documents
- Decision of the President of the EPO dated 23.1.2008
concerning the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic
filing of patent applications and other documents
(OJ EPO 2008, 218) - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 November 2010 concerning the revised procedure for acknowledging receipt of international applications filed in paper form
(OJ EPO 2010, 642) - Notice from the President of the EPO
dated 7.11.2006 concerning the termination of PCT-EASY filings with the
European Patent Office as receiving Office under the PCT as from 1.4.2007
(OJ EPO 2007, 58)
Representation
- Notice from the EPO dated 2.3.2010 concerning the waiver of
power of attorney under Rule 90.4(d) and Rule 90.5(c) PCT
(OJ EPO 2010, 335)
Priority
- Decision of the President of the EPO
dated 17.3.2009 on the filing of priority documents
(OJ EPO 2009, 236)
Unity
- Decision of
the President of the EPO dated 24.3.2010 providing for review panels for
the implementation of the protest and review procedures under the PCT
(OJ EPO 2010, 320) - Notice from the EPO dated 24.3.2010 concerning the protest
and review procedures under the PCT
(OJ EPO 2010, 320)
Sequence listings and biological
material
- Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 28 April 2011 on the filing of sequence listings
(OJ EPO 2011, 372) - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 28 April 2011 concerning the filing of sequence listings
(OJ EPO 2011, 376) - Notice from the EPO dated 7.7.2010 concerning inventions which involve the use of or concern biological material
(OJ EPO 2010, 498)
Chapter II: International Preliminary Examination
- Notice from the European Patent Office dated 31 August 2010 concerning the issuance of a second written opinion in the procedure under Chapter II PCT
(OJ EPO 2011, 532)
Supplementary International Search and international-type searches
- Notice from the EPO dated 24.3.2010 concerning the carrying out
of Supplementary International Searches under the PCT
(OJ EPO 2010, 316) - Decision of the President of the EPO dated 25.3.1999 concerning
the carrying out of international-type searches and the setting of a new
fee for such searches
(OJ EPO 1999, 300)
Language
- Notice from the President of the EPO dated 18.6.1993 concerning the language of correspondence with the EPO as an
International Authority under the PCT
(OJ EPO 1993, 540) - J 8/07 -
3.1.01 - Language of the proceedings/MERIAL
"Language of the proceedings - choice of language when a PCT application enters the regional phase - use by the EPO in written proceedings of an official language other than that of the proceedings"
(OJ EPO 2009, 216)
Time limits and official holidays
- Notice from the President of the EPO
dated 6.8.2009 concerning extension of time limits
(OJ EPO 2009, 479) - Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated August 2010 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2011
(OJ EPO 2010, 497) - Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 6 September 2011 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2012
(OJ EPO 10/2011, 506)
Dispense
Other
- Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 March 2011 concerning informal clarification by the EPO acting as ISA (OJ EPO, 2011, 327)
Applicants are informed that Form PCT/ISA/207 referred to in paragraph 2 of the Notice will soon be promulgated by the International Bureau of WIPO. In the meantime, the EPO will use its own Form EP/PCT-CLAR. - Modification of kind
of publication codes.
(OJ EPO 2008, 504) - Notice from the EPO
dated 7.11.2007 concerning the withdrawal of reservations under the PCT
(OJ EPO 2007, 692) - Patent
Highway Prosecution Pilot Programme
between the Trilateral Offices based on PCT work products
(OJ EPO 2010, 69)