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Supplement to OJ 1/2008
Special edition No. 1
Supplement to OJ 7/2008
Supplement to OJ 12/2008

    Official Journal January 2008

    Online publication date: 31.1.2008

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    EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION

    Entry into force of the revised text of the European Patent Convention1

    ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL

    Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council
    Report on the 112th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (11 to 14 December 2007)2-4
    Decisions of the Administrative Council
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2007 amending the Rules relating to Fees5-9
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2007 amending the Rules relating to Fees10-11
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2007 adjusting the amount of the reduction of the fee for the supplementary European search where the international search report was drawn up by the Austrian Patent Office, the National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, the Swedish Patent and Registration Office or the Nordic Patent Institute12-13
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2007 adopting amendments to the Regulation on Discipline for Professional Representatives14-15

    INFORMATION FROM THE EPO

    Information from the EPO
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 14 December 2007 concerning the fax numbers of the EPO filing offices16
    Notice of 26 November 2007 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO17-23
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 November 2007 concerning the new versions of Forms 1140, 1141 and 114224
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 December 2007 concerning the availability of a new version of the EPO Online Multipay Tool for preparing batch debit orders when using Online Fee Payment25-26
    List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 200827-31
    Binders for the Official Journal32

    REPRESENTATION

    Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination
    Appointment of members of examination committees33
    List of professional representatives before the EPO
    List of professional representatives before the EPO34-40

    FEES

    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices42

    Supplement

    Supplement to OJ 1/2008
    Presidium, Business distribution and texts relating to the proceedings 2008
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    I. Presidium as at 1.1.20081
    II. Business distribution 20082-8
    II.2 Business distribution scheme of the Legal Board of Appeal for the year 20089-10
    II.3 Business distribution scheme of the Technical Boards of Appeal for the year 200811-22
    II.4 Business distribution scheme for the Disciplinary Board of Appeal for the year 200823-24
    III. Texts concerning the proceedings25-33
    III.2 Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 12 November 2007 concerning the transfer of tasks to the Registry of the Enlarged Board of Appeal34-36
    III.3 Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 October 2007 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office37-48
    III.4 Decision of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal dated 12 November 2007 concerning the transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal49-51
    III.5 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office52-60
    III.6 Notices of the Vice-President61-62
    III.6.2 Notice of the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 16 July 2007 concerning sound recording devices in oral proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO63
    III.6.3 Communication from the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 16 July 2007 concerning the obligation to give notice pursuant to Rule 4(1), first sentence, EPC in proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO (use of an alternative official language in oral proceedings)64
    III. 6.4 – see OJ 2008, 22065

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