European Patent Office
2011

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
Special edition No. 1
Supplement to OJ 3/2011
Special edition No. 2
Special edition No. 3
Supplement to OJ 12/2011

    Grouped contents, 2011



    EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION
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    Finland accedes to the London Agreement472
    Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia accedes to the London Agreement614
    ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
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    Composition of the Administrative Council
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at December 2010)6-7
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at February 2010)130-131
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at April 2010)332-334
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at June 2011)414-415
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at September 2011)474-475
    Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council
    Report on the 126th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (14 and 15 December 2010)2-5
    Report on the 128th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (29 and 30 June 2011)438-439
    Decisions of the Administrative Council
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 27 October 2011 amending the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the international or supplementary international search report was drawn up by one of the European International Searching Authorities (CA/D 6/11)616-621
    BOARDS OF APPEAL
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    Information from the Enlarged Board of Appeal
    Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 1/11478
    Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
    Opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 12 May 2010 – G 3/0810-59
    Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 15 February 2010 – G 1/07134-211
    Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 27 September 2010 – G 1/09336-352
    Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 1 September 2010 – J 18/09480-503
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 21 July 2011 – J 25/10624-632
    Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal
    Interlocutory decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.03 dated 17 June 2010 – T 1145/0994-107
    Interlocutory decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.08 dated 25 June 2010 – T 1068/07256-270
    Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.02 dated 27 October 2010 – T 1635/09542-578
    Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.01 dated 24 May 2011 – T 777/08633-643
    INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
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    Change of address90
    New fee rates; Payment of fees125
    Translation requirements after grant241-243
    Change of name241
    Impact of the European Patent Convention on national law244-252
    Decision of the Swiss Federal Court of 4 March 2011 (4A_437/2010), 1st civil division452-466
    Notices from the EPO
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 December 2010 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in Japan, the United Kingdom or the United States of America from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme62-63
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 December 2010 concerning exemption under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results – utilisation scheme64-65
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 29 November 2010 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO67-73
    Binders for the Official Journal80
    Official Journal special edition: '15th European Patent Judges' Symposium'111
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 March 2011 concerning the situation in Japan after the earthquake on 11 March 2011272
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 March 2011 concerning identification of the examining division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (Rule 36(1)(a) EPC) and the entry of this communication's date of despatch in the European Patent Register273-274
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 5 April 2011 concerning updated Form 1200 (entry into the European phase) and the possibility to waive the right to the communication under Rules 161(1) or (2) and 162 EPC354-355
    Warning Beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents356
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 28 April 2011 concerning the filing of sequence listings376-384
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 May 2011 concerning the filing of third party observations under Article 115 EPC by means of an online form420-422
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 May 2011 concerning amendment of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office423-425
    New print functionality for EPO legal texts426
    Notice from the European Patent Office reminding applicants of the exemptions under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme580-581
    Official Journal special edition: 'Case Law from the Contracting States to the EPC'582
    Publications
    Official Journal special edition: 'EPO Board of Appeal Case Law'357
    National law relating to the EPC442
    Other information
    List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 201175-79
    Decisions of the President of the EPO
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 December 2010 concerning the information given in the European Patent Register110
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 2 February 2011 revising the basic fee for the European qualifying examination214
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 28 April 2011 on the filing of sequence listings372-375
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 May 2011 concerning the filing of third party observations under Article 115 EPC by means of an online form418-419
    Notices of the President of the EPO
    Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 6 September 2011 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2012506
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    Official Journal Index, Year 34/2011Insert
    REPRESENTATION
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    Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination
    Decision of the Examination Board584
    List of professional representatives before the EPO
    List of professional representatives before the EPO82-88
    List of professional representatives before the EPO114-119
    List of professional representatives before the EPO230-238
    List of professional representatives before the EPO276-286
    List of professional representatives before the EPO360-367
    List of professional representatives before the EPO386-391
    List of professional representatives before the EPO428-432
    List of professional representatives before the EPO444-450
    List of professional representatives before the EPO517-530
    List of professional representatives before the EPO594-610
    List of professional representatives before the EPO646-652
    Examination matters
    Examination Matters 2011: An interactive seminar on patent examination practice at the EPO392-393
    European qualifying examination
    Supplement to OJ 3/2011 Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives as from 1 January 2009 Sulement to OJ 3/2011
    Supplement to OJ 12/2011 Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives as from 1 January 2009 Sulement to OJ 12/2011
    Appointment of members of the Supervisory Board, Examination Board and Examination Committees216-219
    Examination Board for the European qualifying examination: Examination results220
    Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2012 pre-examination and main examination221-229
    Examination Board for the European qualifying examination: Examination results508-516
    Instructions to candidates concerning the conduct of the European qualifying examination585-590
    PRAKTIKA INTERN
    In-house training programme for patent professionals591-593
    CEIPI
    CEIPI seminar for the EQE pre-examination 2012287-288
    European qualifying examination 2012 ('main examination')289-300
    CEIPI/epi
    Basic training in European patent law301-303
    INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
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    BA Bosnia and Herzegovina – Extension state
    New fee rates122
    Payment of fees123
    New fee rates124
    New fee rates240
    Payment of fees243
    Payment of fees396-397
    New fee rates396
    Payment of fees405
    Payment of fees406
    Payment of fees407
    New fee rates408
    New fee rates654-655
    DE Germany
    Decision of the Federal Court of Justice dated 18 March 2010398-404
    FEES
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    Rules relating to Fees - Decisions
    Fees for international applications469
    Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts539
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 November 2011 revising the Office's fees and expenses658-660
    Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts662
    Guidance for the payment of fees
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices92
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices128
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices254
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices330
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices370
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices412
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices436
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices468
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices538
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices612
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices661
    INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
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    General
    Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 1 March 2011)306-326
    PCT
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 March 2011 concerning informal clarification by the European Patent Office acting as International Searching Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)327-328
    Accession to the PCT by Qatar (QA)410
    Accession to the PCT by Rwanda (RW)434
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 31 August 2011 concerning the issuance of a second written opinion in the procedure under Chapter II PCT532-535

    Supplements / Special editions

    Supplement to OJ 3/2011
    Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives as from 1 January 2009
    Supplement to OJ 12/2011
    Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives as from 1 January 2009
    Special edition No. 1, OJ EPO, 2011
    15th European Patent Judges' Symposium Lisbon / 14-18 September 2010
    Special edition No. 3, OJ EPO, 2011
    Case Law from the Contracting States to the EPC 2004-2011
    Special edition No. 2, OJ EPO, 2011
    EPO Board of Appeal Case Law 2010

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