European Patent Office
2009

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

    Grouped contents, 2009

    EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION
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    San Marino accedes to the European Patent Convention396-397
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    Lithuania accedes to the London Agreement398
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    ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
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    Composition of the Administrative Council
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at January 2009)5-6
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    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at March 2009)212-214
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    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at July 2009)418-419
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    Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council
    Report on the 116th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (9 to 12 December 2008)2-4
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    Report on the 117th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (24 to 26 March 2009)292-295
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    Report on the 118th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (23 to 25 June 2009)450-452
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    Decisions of the Administrative Council
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 9 December 2008 amending the Rules relating to Fees (CA/D 5/08)7-8
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 10 December 2008 amending the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives before the European Patent Office (CA/D 26/08)9-27
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 10 December 2008 revising the Decision of 9 December 1983 determining the members of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office to whom Article 15 of the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the European Patent Organisation applies (CA/D 31/08)28-29
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 March 2009 amending the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 2/09)296-298
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 March 2009 amending the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 3/09)299-304
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 27 October 2009 amending the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 20/09)582-584
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 28 October 2009 amending the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 18/09)585-586
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 28 October 2009 amending the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the international search report was drawn up by one of the European International Searching Authorities (CA/D 19/09)587-592
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 28 October 2009 amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees (CA/D 10/09)593
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 28 October 2009 dispensing with the supplementary European search where the international search report or a supplementary international search report was drawn up by the European Patent Office (CA/D 11/09)594
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 28 October 2009 reducing the fee for the supplementary European search where a supplementary 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 Institute (CA/D 12/09)595-596
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    BOARDS OF APPEAL
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    Information from the Boards of Appeal of the EPO
    Supplement to OJ 1/2009 Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to the proceedings 2009 Sulement to OJ 1/2009
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    Information from the Enlarged Board of Appeal
    Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 3/0832-33
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    Referral by the President of the European Patent Office to the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 23 October 2008 regarding divergent decisions of two boards of appeal142-166
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    Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 4/08167-168
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    Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 1/09454
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    Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
    Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 25 November 2008 – G 2/06306-332
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    Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 17 December 2007 – J 3/06170-179
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    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 8 December 2008 – J 8/07216-234
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    Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal
    Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.02 dated 22 April 2008 – T 1319/0436-57
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    Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.07 dated 3 July 2007 – T 307/03422-432
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    Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.10 dated 3 February 2009 – T 1063/06516-530
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    INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
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    New fee rates88-89
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    New national fee rates in euros90-91
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    New fee rates112
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    New rates for renewal fees474
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    Change of address512
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    Payment of fees574
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    Payment of fees575
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    Notices from the EPO
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 28 November 2008 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO60-67
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 18 December 2008 concerning oral proceedings before the EPO68-70
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    Binders for the Official Journal75
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 January 2009 concerning the criteria for refund of search fees99-100
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 January 2009 concerning revision of the request for grant form (Form 1001)101
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 March 2009 on setting up and cancelling automatic debit orders via Online Fee Payment238-239
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 25 March 2009 concerning updated Forms 1001 (request for grant) and 1200 (entry into the European phase)240-242
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 April 2009 concerning amendment of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office336-337
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    Notice supplementing the notice from the European Patent Office dated 26 January 2009 concerning the 2009 fee structure338-341
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    Standing Advisory Committee before the EPO (SACEPO)342-344
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 June 2009 concerning the communication of parties' observations to the other parties in opposition proceedings for information434
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 June 2009 concerning updated Form 1001 (Request for grant)435
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    Notice from the European Patent Office concerning internet citations456-462
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 August 2009 concerning amended Rule 36(1) and (2) EPC (European divisional applications) and consequential amendments to Rules 57(a) and 135(2) EPC481-485
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 14 September 2009 concerning the filing of a certified copy of an earlier application to which reference is made486-487
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 October 2009 concerning amendments to the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (EPC)533-541
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 October 2009 concerning the refund of the examination fee (Article 11 of the Rules relating to Fees)542-545
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    Patent protection in Hong Kong Special Administration Region546-553
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 26 October 2009 on the establishment of the date of the Examining Division's first communication for calculation of the time limit under Rule 36(1)(a) EPC as from 1 April 2010601-602
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 November 2009 concerning the re-introduction of a grace period for the payment of extension fees603-605
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    Patent Prosecution Highway
    Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office488
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    Publications
    National law relating to the EPC488
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    Other information
    List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 200971-74
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    List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 2009400
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    List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 2009463
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    Decisions of the President of the EPO
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 December 2008 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees96-98
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 26 February 2009 concerning the electronic filing of documents182-186
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 5 March 2009 concerning the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic filing of documents187-188
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 March 2009 on the filing of priority documents236-237
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 25 March 2009 revising the Office's fees and expenses334-335
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 31 August 2009 concerning the entrustment to non-examining staff of certain duties normally the responsibility of the examining or opposition divisions478
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 October 2009 concerning the information given in the European Patent Register598-600
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    Notices of the President of the EPO
    Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 6 August 2009 concerning extension of time limits479
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    Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 28 July 2009 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2010480
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    Corrigendum: Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 28 July 2009 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2010 (OJ 2009, 480)532
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    Official Journal Index, Year 32/2009Insert
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    REPRESENTATION
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    Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination
    Examination results78
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    Appointment of members of examination committees104
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    Appointment of members of the Supervisory Board, Examination Board and Examination Committees190-192
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    Appointment of members of examination committees193
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    Examination results193
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    Examination results346
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    Appointment of members of the Supervisory Board and Examination Committees438-439
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    Decision of the Examination Board490
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    Examination results491-498
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    Appointment of members of examination committees78
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO
    List of professional representatives before the EPO79-86
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO105-110
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO194-201
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO245-253
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO385-392
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO402-411
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO440-445
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO466-470
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO499-507
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO556-571
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO608-614
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    European qualifying examination
    Supplement to OJ 5/2009 Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives 2009 Sulement to OJ 5/2009
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    Notice from the Examination Secretariat244
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    Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2010347-384
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    PRAKTIKA INTERN
    In-house training programme for patent professionals471-472
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    Reminder – PRAKTIKA INTERN 2010: In-house training programme for patent professionals508-510
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    CEIPI
    European qualifying examination 2010254-263
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    CEIPI/epi
    Basic training in European patent law202-204
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    INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
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    GR Greece
    New amounts of fees414
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    FEES
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    Rules relating to Fees - Decisions
    Supplement to OJ 2/2009 Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 1 April 2009 Sulement to OJ 2/2009
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 26 January 2009 concerning the 2009 fee structure118-128
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    Abolition of payment by cheque140
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    Abolition of payment by cheque290
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2009 revising the Office's fees and expenses616-618
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    Fees for international applications619
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    Guidance for the payment of fees
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices94
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2009129-139
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices210
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices290
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices394
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices416
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices448
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices476
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices514
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices580
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices619
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    Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA)
    Supplement to OJ 3/2009 ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS (ADA) AND THEIR ANNEXES (valid as from 1 April 2009) Sulement to OJ 3/2009
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    INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
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    General
    Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 2 March 2009)266-286
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    PCT
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 December 2008 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority114-116
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    Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT206-207
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    Accession to the PCT by Peru (PE)287-288
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    Accession to the PCT by Chile (CL)287
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    Accession to the PCT by Thailand (TH)578
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    Supplements / Special editions

    Supplement to OJ 2/2009
    Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 1 April 2009
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    Supplement to OJ 3/2009
    ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS (ADA) AND THEIR ANNEXES (valid as from 1 April 2009)
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    Special edition No. 1, OJ EPO, 2009
    14th European Patent Judges' Symposium
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    Special edition No. 2, OJ EPO, 2009
    EPO Board of Appeal Case Law 2008
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    Supplement to OJ 1/2009
    Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to the proceedings 2009
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    Supplement to OJ 5/2009
    Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives 2009
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