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