INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Notice of the European Patent Office concerning amendments and additions to the European Patent Bulletin
The following amendments and additions will be made to the European Patent Bulletin as from the sixth publication week in 1988 (date of publication: 10 February 1988):
Section I.1
1. The EPO will in future publish only those Euro-PCT applications validly entering the European phase.
2. The publication code “A 1” or “A 2” will be added to the two-line supplementary class references.
3. “Additional information symbols”, separated from “invention symbols” by a double oblique stroke, will be added to the classification symbols.
Sections I.2 (2) and I.8 (3)
1. Particulars of applications deemed to be withdrawn, previously published under Section I.8 (3), will from now on be published under Section I.2 (2) if they relate to international applications that have not entered the European phase.
2. Section I.2 (2) will be headed “International applications not entering the European phase”.
3. “Date on which the international application was deemed to be withdrawn” will be added to the bibliographic data.
Section I.6 (2)
The following will be added to the bibliographic data:
- supplementary classes (INID code 51)
- applicant (INID code 71)
- publication code “A 3”.
Sections I.12 and II.12
Where changes relate to the applicant or patent proprietor a distinction will be made between those resulting from transfers and changes of name or address. The following sub-headings will be used:
Applicant (transfer)
Applicant (name/address)
Proprietor of the patent (transfer)
Proprietor of the patent (name/address).
Section II.1
1. An asterisk (*) will be placed alongside the publication number of patents granted in respect of an international application.
2. The publication code “B 1” will be added to the two-line supplementary class references.
3. “Additional information symbols”, separated from “invention symbols” by a double oblique stroke, will be added to the classification symbols.
Section II.6 (1)
The following additions will be made to the bibliographic data:
- Date of grant
- Proprietor of the patent (INID code 73).
Section II.7 (4)
1. An asterisk (*) will be placed alongside the publication number of patents granted in respect of an international application.
2. “Additional information symbols”, separated from “invention symbols” by a double oblique stroke, will be added to the classification symbols.
Miscellaneous
1. The first and last publication number of the numerical sequence appearing in each Patent Bulletin will be printed on the spine.
2. In the “General Remarks” the term “deleted” will be explained more fully.