European Patent Office
2010

Index

Overview

  • 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, 2010

    EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION
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    Albania accedes to the European Patent Convention96-98
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    Serbia accedes to the European Patent Convention394-396
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    Hungary accedes to the London Agreement564
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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 2010)6-7
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    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at March 2010)222-224
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    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at June 2010)346-347
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    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at July 2010)372-373
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    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at October 2010)566-567
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    Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council
    Report on the 120th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (8 to 11 December 2009)2-5
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    Report on the 124th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (28 to 30 June 2010)398-400
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    Decisions of the Administrative Council
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 26 October 2010 amending Rule 36 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 16/10)568-569
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 26 October 2010 amending the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 12/10)634-636
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    Decision of the Administrative Council of 26 October 2010 amending the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention and the Rules relating to Fees (CA/D 2/10)637-640
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    BOARDS OF APPEAL
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    Information from the Boards of Appeal of the EPO
    Supplement to OJ 1/2010 Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to the proceedings 2010 Sulement to OJ 1/2010
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    Information from the Enlarged Board of Appeal
    Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 1/10402-403
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    Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 2/10454
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    Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
    Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 19 February 2010 – G 2/08456-494
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    Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 16 February 2010 – G 4/08572-597
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    Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 27 May 2009 – J 2/08100-130
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    INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
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    New fee amounts204
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    Judgments of 14 April 2010 by the Paris Court of Appeal, division 5, 1st chamber556-560
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    Decision of the German Federal Court of Justice dated 15 April 2010 (Xa ZB 10/09)622-628
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    New national fee rates in euros629-630
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    Notices from the EPO
    Extension of European patents to Montenegro (ME)10-12
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 November 2009 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO13-19
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    Binders for the Official Journal26
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 26 January 2010 on the launch of Online Filing version 544
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 February 2010 concerning search and examination fees133-140
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    Annex to the Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 February 2010 concerning search and examination fees141-146
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 March 2010 concerning the closing of the mailroom at its headquarters in Munich228
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 March 2010 concerning updated Form 1001 (Request for Grant) and Form 1200 (Entry into the European phase)229
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 April 2010 concerning amendment of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office230-234
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 April 2010 concerning updated Form 1001 (request for grant) and notes286
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    New service for users calling formalities officers287
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    Official Journal – DVD archive288
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 May 2010 concerning the extension of time limits under Rule 134 EPC351
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 May 2010 concerning the programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications – 'PACE'352-356
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 May 2010 concerning updated Form 1200 (entry into the European phase) and notes376
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 June 2010 concerning enclosure of a standard acknowledgement of receipt (EPO Form 2936) in the case of notifications by registered letter with advice of delivery377-378
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 29 June 2010 concerning communications under amended Rule 161 EPC406-409
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 28 July 2010 concerning amended Rule 141 EPC and new Rule 70b EPC – utilisation scheme410-415
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2010 concerning inventions which involve the use of or concern biological material498-513
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 September 2010 concerning the non-acceptance of Swiss-type claims for second or further medical use following decision G 2/08 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal514-515
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 August 2010 concerning updated Form 1001 (Request for Grant) and Form 1200 (Entry into the European phase)516
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    Notice from the European Patent Office concerning publication of the 'Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention' – 2010 edition517
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 5 October 2010 on the filing of copies of search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme600-601
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 November 2010 concerning the revised procedure for acknowledging receipt of international applications filed in paper form642-645
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 5 November 2010 concerning updated Forms 1001 (request for grant) and 1200 (entry into the European phase)646
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    Notice from the European Patent Office concerning new prices for the Official Journal and special editions of the Official Journal647-648
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    Patent Prosecution Highway
    Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office46-56
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    Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Japan Patent Office57-68
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    Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the Trilateral Offices based on PCT work products69-82
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    Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office518-528
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    Publications
    Case Law of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office379
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    Changes to payment arrangements for publications380
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    14th edition of the European Patent Convention416
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    Other information
    List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and national patent authorities in 201021-25
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    List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and national patent authorities in 201045
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    List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and national patent authorities in 2010602
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    Decisions of the President of the EPO
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 5 February 2010 revising the basic fee for the European qualifying examination132
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 8 February 2010 concerning the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic filing of documents226-227
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 May 2010 concerning the entrustment to non-examining staff of certain duties normally the responsibility of the examining or opposition divisions350
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 26 August 2010 concerning the payment of fees and expenses charged by the Information Office and the Electronic Library in Munich496
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    Notices of the President of the EPO
    Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 6 August 2010 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2011497
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    Official Journal Index, Year 33/2010Insert
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    REPRESENTATION
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    Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination
    Examination results382
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    Examination results530-540
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    Examination results650
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO
    List of professional representatives before the EPO33-37
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO84-91
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO189-199
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO237-243
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO291-297
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO358-367
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO383-388
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO418-422
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO541-554
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO604-619
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    List of professional representatives before the EPO651-660
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    Disciplinary matters
    Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office32
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    Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office290
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    European qualifying examination
    Supplement No. 2 to OJ 3/2010 Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives as from 1 January 2009 Sulement 2 to OJ 3/2010
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    Instructions to candidates concerning the conduct of the European qualifying examination28-31
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    Appointment of members of the Examination Committees148-149
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    Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2011150-188
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    Appointment of members of the Examination Board236
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    PRAKTIKA INTERN
    In-house training programme for patent professionals389-390
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    Praktika Intern 2011 In-house training programme for patent professionals423-424
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    CEIPI
    European qualifying examination 2011244-254
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    CEIPI/epi
    Basic training in European patent law200-202
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    INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
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    AL Albania – Extension state
    Payment of fees256
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    Change of name256
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    New fee rates40
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    New fee rates257
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    New fee rates258
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    Payment of fees259
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    New fee rates300
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    New fee rates301
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    Payment of fees426
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    MT Malta
    Corrigendum – legal provisions260
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    FEES
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    Rules relating to Fees - Decisions
    Supplement No. 1 to OJ 3/2010 Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 1 April 2010 Sulement to OJ 3/2010
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 24 March 2010 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees338-340
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 24 March 2010 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority341-343
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    Important information for patent applicants450
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    Fees for international applications451
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    Important information for patent applicants562
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    Important information for patent applicants632
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    Important information for patent applicants662
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    Fees for international applications663
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    Guidance for the payment of fees
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices42
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    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 2010208-220
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices284
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices344
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices370
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices392
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices451
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices562
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices632
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    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices662
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    INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
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    European Union
    Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) dated 6 July 2010 Case C 428/08428-447
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    General
    Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 1 March 2010)262-282
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    PCT
    Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT206
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    Agreement between the European Patent Organisation and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization304-315
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 March 2010 concerning the carrying out of Supplementary International Searches under the PCT316-319
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 24 March 2010 providing for review panels for the implementation of the protest and review procedures under the PCT320-321
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 March 2010 concerning the protest and review procedures under the PCT322-327
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    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 26 March 2010 concerning the furnishing of sequence listings to the European Patent Office acting as international authority under the PCT328-329
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 26 March 2010 concerning the furnishing of sequence listings to the European Patent Office acting as international authority under the PCT330-334
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    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 March 2010 concerning the waiver of power of attorney under Rule 90.4(d) and Rule 90.5(c) PCT335-336
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    Supplements / Special editions

    Supplement to OJ 3/2010
    Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 1 April 2010
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    Supplement 2 to OJ 3/2010
    Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives as from 1 January 2009
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    Special edition No. 2, OJ EPO, 2010
    EPO Board of Appeal Case Law 2009
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    Supplement to OJ 1/2010
    Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to the proceedings 2010
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    Special edition No. 1, OJ EPO, 2010
    Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention – 2010 edition
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