Information from the European Patent Office
Notices available in the last twelve months.
2013
14.3.2013
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 February 2013 concerning exemption under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results – utilisation scheme (PDF, 38 KB)
(OJ EPO 2013, 217)
1.3.2013
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 28 January 2013 concerning amended Rule 53(3) EPC (PDF, 40 KB)
(OJ EPO 2013, 150)
1.3.2013
Notice from the European
Patent Office dated 29 January 2013 concerning adjustments to the system
for search and examination fee refunds (PDF, 40 KB)
(OJ EPO 2013, 153)
27.2.2013
Notice from the European Patent Office concerning the request for early processing (PDF, 69 KB)
(OJ EPO 2013, 156)
4.2.2013
Notice from the European Patent Office concerning the survey on the web-based consultation platform about online publication of the Official Journal (PDF, 33 KB)
(OJ EPO 2013, 93)
2012
20.12.2012
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2012 on calculation of the time limit under Rule 36(1) EPC (PDF, 32 KB)
(OJ EPO 2013, 16)
27.11.2012
Warning - Beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents (PDF, 41 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 644)
27.11.2012
Notice from the European Patent Office concerning the web-based user consultation platform (PDF, 31 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 643)
Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts (PDF, 35 KB)
14.11.2012
List of days in 2012 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed (PDF, 27 KB)
13.11.2012
Praktika Intern 2013 (PDF, 49 KB)
24.9.2012
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 September 2012 concerning exemption under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results – utilisation scheme (PDF, 37 KB)
7.9.2012
Notice supplementing the 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 (PDF; 27 KB)
3.8.2012
ES Spain - New fee rates (PDF, 31 KB)
3.8.2012
PT Portugal - New fee rates (PDF, 30 KB)
3.7.2012
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 18 June 2012 concerning the re-opening of the mailroom at its headquarters in Munich (PDF, 28 KB)
OJ EPO 2012, 450
20.6.2012
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 May 2012 concerning revision of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office (PDF, 38 KB)
OJ EPO 2012, 420
27.4.2012
Updated information from the European Patent Office dated 1 May 2012 concerning interviews and oral proceedings to be held as a video-conference (PDF, 41 KB)
OJ EPO 2012, 354
27.4.2012
DE Germany - Payment of fees (PDF, 26 KB)
OJ EPO 2012, 372
2.4.2012
Warning - Beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents
(PDF, 46 KB)
OJ EPO 2012, 293
23.3.2012
Annual report 2011 (PDF, 34 KB)
OJ EPO 2012, 211
12.3.2012
Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2013 - Pre-examination and main examination (PDF, 82 KB)
OJ EPO 2012, 226
2.3.2012
NL Netherlands - Change of name (PDF, 35 KB)
OJ EPO 2012, 254
31.1.2011
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 December 2011 concerning amended Rule 71 and new Rule 71a EPC (PDF, 52 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 53)
30.1.2012
HU Hungary - New fee rates (PDF, 116 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 32)
30.1.2012
LT Lithuania - New fee rates (PDF, 118 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 32)
30.1.2012
TR Turkey - New fee rates (PDF, 119 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 32)
27.1.2012
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 December 2011 concerning updated Form 1001 (request for grant) (PDF, 30 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 59)
20.1.2012
Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the Trilateral Offices based on PCT work products (PDF, 722 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 89)
20.1.2012
Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Japan Patent Office based on national work products (PDF, 617 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 75)
20.1.2012
Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office based on national work products (PDF, 610 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 60)
19.1.2012
Communication from the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 15 December 2011 concerning the electronic authentication of decisions of the boards of appeal of the EPO (PDF, 27 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 14)
16.1.2012
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 January 2012 concerning the situation in Thailand after the flooding at the end of 2011 (PDF, 35 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 58)
2011
21.12.2011
BE Belgium - New telephone and fax numbers (PDF, 26 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 44)
21.12.2011
FI Finland - Translation requirements after grant (PDF, 33 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 45)
21.12.2011
RS Serbia - New fee rates (PDF, 30 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 47)
20.12.2011
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia accedes to the London Agreement (PDF, 34 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 2)
20.12.2011
Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programmes (PDF, 30 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 32)
15.12.2011
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 December 2011 concerning EPO online services (PDF, 43 KB)
(OJ EPO 2012, 22)
29.11.2011
Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts (PDF, 37 KB)
(OJ EPO 2011, 662)
29.11.2011
PT Portugal: New fee rates (PDF, 32 KB)
(OJ EPO 2011, 654)
29.11.2011
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia accedes to the London Agreement (PDF, 33 KB)
(OJ EPO 2011, 614)