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Legal resources
Legal texts
The official source of up-to-date legal texts from the European Patent Office.
Boards of Appeal
Search the decisions database and access information and case law from the EPO'’s boards of appeal.
Court practices
Documentation from the European Patent Judge's Symposium.
User consultations
Please submit your comments on our proposals. We value your input and will analyse all responses carefully.
Substantive patent law harmonisation
Track the progress of working groups moving forward on substantive patent law harmonisation.
Convergence of practice
Common legal practices adopted by EPO member states.
Options for professional representatives
How to submit requests related to the list of professional representatives before the EPO, as well as the list of associations of professional representations.