European Patent Office
1981

Index

Overview

Index
1 - January
2 - February
3 - March
4 - April
5 - May
6 - June
7 - July
8 - August
9 - September
10 - October
11 - November
12 - December

    Grouped contents, 1981



    ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
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    Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council
    Report on the 10th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (9 to 11 December 1980)1-2
    Report on the 11th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (2 to 4 June 1981)197-199
    Decisions of the Administrative Council
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 11 December 1980 on determining the fee for printing a new specification of the European patent provided for in the Rules relating to Fees2
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 11 December 1980 amending the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention3-5
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 11 December 1980 reducing the search fee for the supplementary search report in the case of an international search report drawn up by the Australian Patent Office5
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 4 June 1981 on the inclusion of a new Rule 85b in the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention199-200
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 4 June 1981 amending the Rules relating to Fees200-201
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 4 June 1981 revising the amounts of the fees provided for in Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees and amending the said Rules201-204
    Corrigendum dated 12 June 1981 to the Decision of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation of 11 December 1980 amending the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention205
    ANNUAL REPORT – STATISTICS
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    Annual Report - Statistics 1980249-340
    BOARDS OF APPEAL
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    Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 3 February 1981 – J 19/8065-68
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 26 February 1981 – J 21/80101-102
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 11 March 1981 – J 07/80137-140
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 25 March 1981 – J 11/80141-143
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 26 March 1981 – J 12/80143-147
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 11 June 1981 – J 15/80213-220
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 7 July 1981 – J 05/80343-349
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 9 September 1981 – J 04/81543-546
    Corrigendum to the published text of Decision J 15/80 (Official Journal 7/1981, page 215)546
    Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal
    Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 of 6 April 1981 – T 1/80206-213
    Corrigendum to the published text of Decision T 01/80 (Official Journal 7/1981, page 206)349
    Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.1.1 dated 5 June 1981 – T 02/80431-434
    Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.2 dated 13 May 1981 – T 06/80434-439
    Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.2 dated 4 May 1981 – T 01/81439-447
    Decisions of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal
    Disciplinary Board of Appeal Decision of 4 May 1981 D 01/80220
    INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
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    Notices from the EPO
    Deposit of micro-organisms with the Institut Pasteur104
    Corrigendum – OJ EPO 1981, 936
    Organigram – Directorate General 237-39
    Announcement concerning the composition of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office in the 1981 working year174-175
    Guidance for appellants and their representatives176-181
    International exhibitions as referred to in Article 55 EPC221
    Organigram of Directorate General 2 Examination / Opposition222-227
    Administrative Agreement dated 29 June 1981 between the German Patent Office and the European Patent Office concerning procedure on receipt of documents and payments381-382
    Binders for the Patent Bulletin and the Official Journal383
    The new amounts of fees from 1 November 1981447
    Information concerning the revised form for the request for grant502-514
    Standing Advisory Committee before the EPO (SACEPO)515-517
    European patent applications Statistics517-519
    Additional holidays in the Contracting States in 1981529
    Publications
    Publications of the European Patent Office: as at January 1981104-107
    European Patent Office publications 2nd edition published of the "European Patent Convention228
    Annual Report of the European Patent Office for 1980 additional copies for subscribers383
    Revised form for the request for grant447
    Publications of the European Patent Office: National law relating to the EPC Synopsis of the regulations and requirements in the Contracting States concerning European patent applications and patents448
    Decisions of the President of the EPO
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 2 October 1981 concerning the valid version of the prescribed form for the request for grant501
    Notices of the President of the EPO
    Announcement by the President of the EPO concerning the tasks entrusted to the British Patent Office under Section IV (1) of the Protocol on Centralisation8-10
    Announcement by the President of the EPO dated 2 February 1981 concerning microorganism depository institutions recognised for the purpose of Rule 28 EPC29-33
    Announcement by the President of the EPO dated 16 January 1981 concerning the extension of time limits according to Rule 85, paragraphs 2 and 3 EPC34
    Notice of the President of the EPO dated 10 March 1981, concerning the mention, on the cover page of the patent specification, of the existence in the file of technical information introduced after the application is filed74-82
    Notice of the President of the EPO dated 20 February 1981 concerning days (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) between 29 May and 31 December 1981 on which the EPO is not open or has only limited opening hours for the receipt of documents103
    Notice of the President of the EPO dated 14 May 1981 concerning micro-organism depositary institutions recognised for the purpose of Rule 28 EPC173-174
    Amendment to the Guidelines for examination in the EPO Summary of the main points356-357
    Notice of the President of the EPO dated 28 July 1981 concerning amendment of the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO356
    Notice of the President of the EPO dated 28 July 1981 concerning the procedure for informing the EPO that the "expert" option (Rule 28, paragraph 4, EPC) has been chosen, and the publication of that fact358
    Recognition of microbiological experts for the purpose of Rule 28 EPC359-378
    Notice of the President of the EPO dated 5 August 1981 concerning micro-organism depositary institutions recognised for the purpose of Rule 28 EPC379
    Notice of the President of the EPO dated 28 July 1981 concerning publication of the European Search Report380
    Notice of the President of the EPO dated 21 October 1981 concerning dates (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) on which the EPO is not open for the receipt of documents during the first four months of 1982515
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    Official Journal Index, Year 4/1981Insert
    Legal Advice No. 8/80 Withdrawal of a European patent application6-7
    Legal Advice No. 9/81 Different claims for Contracting States in which prior national rights exist68-73
    Legal Advice No. 10/81 Consolidation of a European patent application with a Euro-PCT application; Refund of the examination fee for one of the consolidated applications349-355
    REPRESENTATION
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    Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination
    Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination147-149
    Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination383-385
    Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination520
    List of professional representatives before the EPO
    List of professional representatives before the EPO10-13
    List of professional representatives before the EPO40-43
    List of professional representatives before the EPO82-86
    List of professional representatives before the EPO107-108
    List of professional representatives before the EPO149-153
    List of professional representatives before the EPO184-185
    List of professional representatives before the EPO229-231
    List of professional representatives before the EPO386-390
    List of professional representatives before the EPO449-453
    List of professional representatives before the EPO521-527
    List of professional representatives before the EPO547-549
    Disciplinary matters
    Appointment of officers of the disciplinary bodies14-15
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    Third Council of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office181-184
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    The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents Revised examination regulations15
    New "Authorisation" and "General Authorisation" forms (EPA/EPO/OEB Forms 1003 07/81 and 1004.1 07/81 respectively)448
    INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
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    BE Belgium
    New Royal Decree153-154
    CH Switzerland
    Claiming the priority of a Swiss first filing for a subsequent European patent application designating Switzerland ("domestic priority/self-designation")527-529
    DE Germany
    Entry into force of the Community Patent Law44-48
    FR France
    Filing of translations and requests for conversion with regional offices87
    New Order on Fees550-551
    IT Italy
    New renewal fees86
    New renewal fees87
    SE Sweden
    New renewal fees in Sweden44
    Amendment of the printing fee88
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    Summary of the days in 1981 on which time limits are extended for transactions before the national central industrial property offices in accordance with Rule 85, paragraph 3 in conjunction with Rule 85 paragraph 1, EPC15-17
    Translation of the specification of the European patent under Article 65 EPC109-122
    Payment of fees to the patent authorities of the Contracting States454-469
    FEES
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    Notices of the President of the EPO
    Notice from the President of the EPO dated 23 December 1980 amending the arrangements for deposit accounts opened in the records of the EPO34-36
    Rules relating to Fees - Decisions
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 July 1981 laying down the equivalents in the currencies of the Contracting States of the revised amounts of the fees provided for in Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees233-246
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office of 15 July 1981 revising the amounts of the fees, costs and prices pursuant to Article 3 of the Rules relating to Fees and laying down their equivalents pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Rules relating to Fees403-427
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 October 1981 revising the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in the currencies of some Contracting States471-493
    Guidance for the payment of fees
    Notice concerning provisions governing fees and announcements on the payment of fees, costs and prices20-28
    Notice concerning provisions governing fees and announcements on the payment of fees, costs and prices54-61
    Guidance concerning provisions governing fees and announcements on the payment of fees, costs and prices92-100
    Guidance concerning provisions governing fees and announcements on the payment of fees, costs and prices123-130
    Guidance concerning provisions governing fees and announcements on the payment of fees, costs and prices164-171
    Guidance concerning provisions governing fees and announcements on the payment of fees, costs and prices189-196
    Guidance concerning provisions governing fees and announcements on the payment of fees, costs and prices534-541
    Guidance concerning provisions governing fees and announcements on the payment of fees, costs and prices552-559
    SEMINARS
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    Union of European Practitioners in Industrial Property (Nuremberg)131
    Seminar on Claim Drafting and Interpretation (London)131
    Seminar on Claim Drafting and Interpretation (London)62-64
    PCT-SEMINAR (in German)132-135
    FICPI – World Congress 1981 (Edinburgh)247
    INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
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    PCT
    New equivalents of the international fee and the handling fee in pounds sterling163
    Information for PCT applicants concerning correspondence addressed to the EPO regarding international applications48-53
    Amendments to the Administrative Instructions under the PCT88-89
    Withdrawal by France of the reservation relating to Chapter II163
    Seventh (5th extraordinary) session of the Assembly of the PCT Union390-399
    Information concerning the Agreement between WIPO and the EPO under the PCT470
    Ratification of the PCT by Belgium / Amendment of the Agreement between WIPO and the EPO under the PCT530-533
    Agreement between WIPO and the EPO under the PCT ANNEX A533
    Applicability of the PCT to Hong Kong88
    Budapest Treaty
    Ratification by Spain and the Soviet Union89
    Amendments to the Regulations155-163
    International Micro-organism Depositary Authorities185-188
    Ratification by Switzerland and accession of Liechtenstein232
    International Micro-organism Depositary Authorities400-402
    Accession by the Philippines470

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