Grouped contents, 2003
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Article | Page(s) | View |
|---|---|---|
Composition of the Administrative Council | ||
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at March 2003) | 111-112 | |
Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council | ||
| Report on the 91st meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (10 to 12 December 2002) | 41-56 | |
| Report on the 93rd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (2-5 June 2003) | 319-332 | |
Decisions of the Administrative Council | ||
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 12 December 2002 adopting the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention 2000 | 57 | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 12 December 2002 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office | 58-60 | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 12 December 2002 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office | 61-67 | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 12 December 2002 renewing the Research Fund of the European Patent Organisation | 68 | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 5 June 2003 setting up a Board of the Administrative Council | 333 | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 30 October 2003 amending the Rules relating to Fees | 531-532 | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 30 October 2003 concerning the operation of the Board of the Administrative Council | 579-580 |
BOARDS OF APPEAL
Article | Page(s) | View |
|---|---|---|
Information from the Boards of Appeal of the EPO | ||
| Supplement to OJ 1/2003 Presidium and business distribution 2003 | Sulement to OJ 1/2003 | |
Information from the Enlarged Board of Appeal | ||
| Rules of procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | 83-88 | |
| Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal | 89-98 | |
| Entry into force of the amendments of 28 October 2002 | 98 | |
| Referrals by the boards of appeal (G 1/03) | 182 | |
| Referrals by the boards of appeal (G 2/03) | 183 | |
Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | ||
| Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning cases G 1/03 and G 2/03 | 113-114 | |
| Opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 22 January 2003 – G 1/02 | 165-181 | |
Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal | ||
| Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 6 June 2002 – J 8/01 | 3-11 | |
| Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 2 December 2002 – J 9/98 and J 10/98 | 184-205 | |
| Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 26 March 2003 – J 12/01 | 431-440 | |
Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal | ||
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 dated 18 July 2002 – T 131/01 | 115-131 | |
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.5 dated 20 December 2002 – T 507/99 | 225-249 | |
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 4 July 2002 – T 694/01 | 250-274 | |
| Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 dated 18 July 2002 – T 131/01 | 282 | |
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 14 March 2003 – T 451/99 | 334-351 | |
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 dated 26 September 2002 – T 641/00 | 352-364 | |
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 18 May 2001 – T 656/98 | 385-403 | |
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.2 dated 17 February 2003 – T 1183/02 | 404-409 | |
| Interlocutory decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.7 dated 13 June 2003 T 1026/98 (Translation) | 441-451 | |
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 12 September 2002 – T 525/99 | 452-472 | |
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 27 June 2003 – T 1020/98 | 533-545 | |
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 11 February 2003 – T 278/00 | 546-553 | |
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.2 dated 25 February 2003 – T 986/00 | 554-565 | |
Decisions of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal | ||
| Decision of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal dated 11 November 2002 – D 10/02 | 275-281 | |
| Decision of Disciplinary Board of Appeal dated 3 May 2002 – D 3/00 | 365-369 | |
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| Guidance for parties to appeal proceedings and their representatives | 99 | |
| Guidance for parties to appeal proceedings and their representatives | 419-430 |
INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Article | Page(s) | View |
|---|---|---|
Notices from the EPO | ||
| Notice of 28 November 2002 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO | 16-22 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 18 December 2002 concerning a new tool for use with the European Patent Register online | 23-24 | |
| Binders for the Patent Bulletin and the Official Journal | 24 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 February 2003 concerning use of the Online European Patent Register | 69 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 June 2003 concerning the inspection of files | 373-374 | |
| Notice dated 1 October 2002 concerning the discontinuation of the EP-EASY project – Reminder | 507-508 | |
| Notice dated 1 October 2003 concerning early entry into the European phase of an international application | 509 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 August 2003 concerning disclaimers | 509 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 October 2003 concerning Euro-PCT applications claiming priority from a first filing in a State party to the WTO/TRIPS Agreement but not to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property | 567 | |
| Information Office Munich and Electronic Library move within PschorrHöfe | 568 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 November 2003 concerning closure of the DEPAC system X.25 service | 568 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 21 November 2003 concerning amendment of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | 582-585 | |
| Notice dated 17 November 2003 concerning an updated reprint of the Request for Grant form | 586 | |
| Notice dated 10 December 2003 concerning revised Form 1200 | 587-608 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2003 concerning the electronic filing of documents within the meaning of Rule 36 EPC | 609 | |
| Notice dated 3 December 2003 concerning the preparation of the technical documents of an European application in XML format using PatXML | 610-611 | |
| New EPO seals | 612-613 | |
Publications | ||
| National law relating to the EPC | 284 | |
| Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention – edition 2003 | 285 | |
| Publication of advertisements in the EPO Official Journal | 569 | |
Other information | ||
| List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 2003 | 12-15 | |
| List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 2003 | 132 | |
Decisions of the President of the EPO | ||
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 31 March 2003 concerning the application of Rule 84a EPC on the late receipt of documents | 283-284 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 6 June 2003 on the inspection of files | 370-371 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 6 June 2003 revising the Office's fees and costs | 371-372 | |
Decisions of the examining and opposition divisions | ||
| Decision of the opposition division dated 7 November 2001 –Onco-mouse/HARVARD | 473-506 | |
Notices of the President of the EPO | ||
| Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 8 May 2003 on a pilot project concerning an Extended European Search Report | 206-208 | |
| Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 5 September 2003 concerning the extension of time limits | 507 | |
| Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 26 September 2003 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2004 | 566 | |
| Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 4 December 2003 concerning the extension of time limits according to Rule 85 EPC | 581 | |
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| Official Journal Index, Year 26/2003 | Insert |
REPRESENTATION
Article | Page(s) | View |
|---|---|---|
European qualifying examination | ||
| Supplement to OJ 12/2003 Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives | Sulement to OJ 12/2003 | |
PRAKTIKA INTERN | ||
| PRAKTIKA INTERN 2004: In-house training programme for patent professionals | 415-416 | |
Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination | ||
| Appointment of members of the Examination Board and examination committees | 100 | |
| Examination results | 100 | |
| Decision of the Examination Board of 18 April 2002 amending Rules 6 and 9 of the Implementing provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination | 25-26 | |
| Appointment of members of the examination committee | 26 | |
| List of references to landmark decisions | 100-101 | |
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2004 | 286-303 | |
| Examination results | 510-512 | |
| Appointment of members of an examination committee | 614 | |
| Examination results | 615 | |
List of professional representatives before the EPO | ||
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | 27-36 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | 70-77 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | 102-108 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | 133-142 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | 209-216 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | 304-312 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | 376-381 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | 410-415 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | 513-522 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | 570-573 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | 617-629 | |
Disciplinary matters | ||
| Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office | 375 | |
Notice of the Examination Secretariat | ||
| European qualifying examination 2004 in the United Kingdom | 616 | |
| Compendium of the papers of the European qualifying examination | 616 | |
CEIPI/epi | ||
| Basic training in European patent law | 143-145 | |
| European patents – Strasbourg seminars to prepare for the EQE 2004, involving the European Patent Office and European patent practitioners | 313-315 | |
| Special Preparatory Course for the CEIPI Seminar on Paper D (legal questions) | 316 | |
epi | ||
| Code of Conduct of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office | 523-527 |
INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
Article | Page(s) | View |
|---|---|---|
DE Germany | ||
| Judgment of the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patents Court), dated 21 March 2002 – 'Cable harness' 'Technical character of computer-implemented manufacturing methods – relevant prior art' | 217 | |
DK Denmark | ||
| New fee rates | 37 | |
| New fee rates | 78-79 | |
| New fee rates | 79-80 | |
EE Estonia | ||
| Corrigendum: National law relating to EPC | 630 | |
NL Netherlands | ||
| New rates for renewal fees | 38 | |
SK Slovakia | ||
| Payment of fees in Slovakia | 528 |
FEES
Article | Page(s) | View |
|---|---|---|
Rules relating to Fees - Decisions | ||
| Schedule of fees and costs of the EPO (effective as from 1 January 2004) | Insert | |
| Schedule of fees and costs of the EPO (effective as from 18 June 2003) | Insert | |
Guidance for the payment of fees | ||
| Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices | 40 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices | 81 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices | 109 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices | 164 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices | 224 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices | 317 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices | 384 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices | 417 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices | 530 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices | 577 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices | 635-640 | |
Bank and giro accounts of the European Patent Organisation | ||
| Bank account in Hungary | 384 | |
| Bank and giro accounts of the European Patent Organisation | 81 | |
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| Important notice | 577 |
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
Article | Page(s) | View |
|---|---|---|
General | ||
| Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 1 March 2003) | 146-163 | |
European Union | ||
| Community Patent – Common political approach of 3 March 2003 | 218-223 | |
PCT | ||
| Ratification by the Syrian Arab Republic (SY) | 223 | |
| Accession by Papua New Guinea (PG) | 223 | |
| Ratification of the PCT by the Arab Republic of Egypt (EG) | 383 | |
| Spanish Patent and Trademark Office as an International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) | 383 | |
| Accession by Nicaragua (NI) | 39 | |
| Access to PCT files | 382 | |
| Accession by the Republic of Botswana (BW) | 529 | |
| Changes in respect of PCT applications filed as of 1 January 2004 | 574-576 | |
| Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 30 November 2003 concerning the refund of search fees | 631-633 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 31 October 2003 concerning the partial lifting of the limitation on the EPO's competence as a PCT authority | 633-634 | |
| Ratification of the PCT by the Republic of Namibia (NA) | 634 | |
Paris Convention | ||
| India declares the European Patent Office as convention country | 529 |
Supplements / Special editions
| Special edition No. 1, OJ EPO, 2003 REVISED EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION AND IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS | |
| Supplement to OJ 12/2003 Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives | |
| Special edition No. 2, OJ EPO, 2003 11th European Patent Judges' Symposium | |
| Special edition No. 3, OJ EPO, 2003 BOARD OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 2002 | |
| Supplement to OJ 1/2003 Presidium and business distribution 2003 |