European Patent Office
2012

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
Supplement to OJ 1/2012
Supplement to OJ 3/2012
Special edition No. 1

    Grouped contents, 2012



    EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION
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    Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia accedes to the London Agreement2
    Ireland dispenses with the translation requirements under Article 65 EPC510
    ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
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    Composition of the Administrative Council
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at December 2011)7-8
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at March 2012)272-274
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at June 2012)440-441
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at August 2012)465-466
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at September 2012)512-513
    Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council
    Report on the 130th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (14 and 15 December 2011)4-6
    Report on the 132nd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (26 to 28 June 2012)462-464
    Corrigendum OJ 08-09/2012, 462-464: Report on the 132nd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (26 to 28 June 2012)514
    Decisions of the Administrative Council
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 27 June 2012 amending Rule 53 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 7/12)442-443
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 October 2012 reducing the fee for the supplementary European search where the international search report or 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 14/12)584-585
    BOARDS OF APPEAL
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    Information from the Boards of Appeal of the EPO
    Supplement to OJ 1/2012 Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to the proceedings Sulement to OJ 1/2012
    Information from the Enlarged Board of Appeal
    Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 1/12126-128
    Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 2/12468-469
    Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
    Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 9 December 2010 – G 2/07130-205
    Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 9 December 2010 – G 1/08206-207
    Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 30 August 2011 – G 2/10376-418
    Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 1 August 2011 – J 21/09276-290
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 5 October 2011 – J 8/10472-484
    Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 25 November 2011 – J 4/11516-538
    Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal
    Interlocutory decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.07 dated 30 January 2012 – T 445/08588-615
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    Official Journal special edition: 'EPO Board of Appeal Case Law'358
    INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
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    New telephone and fax numbers44
    Translation requirements after grant45-46
    New fee rates47
    New fee rates116-117
    New fee rates118
    New fee rates119
    Payment of fees120-121
    Change of name254
    Payment of fees372
    New fee rates504-505
    New fee rates506
    New fee rates636
    Payment of fees658
    Payment of fees659
    Notices from the EPO
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 November 2011 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO15-21
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 December 2011 concerning EPO online services22-24
    Binders for the Official Journal33
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 December 2011 concerning amended Rule 71 and new Rule 71a EPC52-57
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 January 2012 concerning the situation in Thailand after the flooding at the end of 201158
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 December 2011 concerning updated Form 1001 (request for grant)59
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 February 2012 concerning search and examination fees212-218
    Annex to the notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 February 2012 concerning search and examination fees219-223
    Warning – Beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents293-294
    Updated information from the European Patent Office dated 1 May 2012 concerning interviews and oral proceedings to be held as a video-conference354-357
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 May 2012 concerning revision of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office420-422
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 18 June 2012 concerning the re-opening of the mailroom at its headquarters in Munich450
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 August 2012 regarding the automatic exchange of priority documents between the European Patent Office and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China494
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 19 September 2012 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in Austria from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme540
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 September 2012 concerning exemption under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results – utilisation scheme542-543
    Warning – Beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents545-546
    Notice from the European Patent Office concerning the web-based user consultation platform643
    Warning Beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents644-645
    Patent Prosecution Highway
    Extension of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programmes32
    Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office based on national work products60-74
    Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Japan Patent Office based on national work products75-88
    Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the Trilateral Offices based on PCT work products89-102
    Publications
    Annual report 2011211
    Notice regarding publications in the 'Vacancies' section of the Official Journal423
    Other information
    List of days in 2012 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed25-31
    List of days in 2012 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed292
    List of days in 2012 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed620
    Decisions of the President of the EPO
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 13 December 2011 concerning notification by technical means of communication in selected EPO proceedings10-12
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 1 December 2011 delegating his powers to decide on requests for exemption from requirements for entry on the list of professional representatives13
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 2 February 2012 revising the basic fee for the European qualifying examination210
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 April 2012 concerning the filing of documents by e-mail during interviews and oral proceedings held as a video-conference348-351
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 26 April 2012 concerning notification of representation changes by professional representatives352-353
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 31 May 2012 concerning the cancellation of Legal Advice from the EPO446-447
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 31 May 2012 concerning the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic filing of documents448-449
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 4 July 2012 concerning the pilot project to introduce new technical means of communication in EPO proceedings486-491
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 August 2012 on the filing of priority documents492-493
    Corrigendum OJ EPO 08-09/2012, 486: Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 4 July 2012 concerning the pilot project to introduce new technical means of communication in EPO proceedings541
    Notices of the President of the EPO
    Notice supplementing the notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 6 September 2011 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2012544
    Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 5 November 2012 concerning the problems caused by Hurricane Sandy in the USA beginning on 29 October 2012618-619
    Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 November 2012 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2013642
    Notices of the Vice-Presidents
    Communication from the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 15 December 2011 concerning the electronic authentication of decisions of the boards of appeal of the EPO14
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    Official Journal Index, Year 35/2012Insert
    REPRESENTATION
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    Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination
    Examination results106
    Examination results548-557
    List of professional representatives before the EPO
    List of professional representatives before the EPO36-41
    List of professional representatives before the EPO108-114
    List of professional representatives before the EPO237-246
    List of professional representatives before the EPO296-303
    List of professional representatives before the EPO360-369
    List of professional representatives before the EPO426-431
    List of professional representatives before the EPO452-456
    List of professional representatives before the EPO496-501
    List of professional representatives before the EPO558-580
    List of professional representatives before the EPO622-631
    List of professional representatives before the EPO648-655
    Disciplinary matters
    Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office107
    Examination matters
    Examination Matters 2012: An interactive seminar on patent examination practice at the EPO432
    European qualifying examination
    Appointment of members of the Examination Committees104-105
    Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2013 Pre-examination and main examination226-236
    PRAKTIKA INTERN
    Training programme for patent professionals632-634
    CEIPI
    CEIPI seminars for the EQE pre-examination 2013304-307
    European qualifying examination 2013 ('main examination')308-318
    CEIPI/epi
    Basic training in European patent law319-322
    epi
    Council of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office247-252
    FEES
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    Rules relating to Fees - Decisions
    Supplement to OJ 3/2012 Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 1 April 2012 Sulement to OJ 3/2012
    Erratum OJ EPO March 2012437-438
    Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts639
    Guidance for the payment of fees
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices50
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices124
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2012258-270
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices346
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices374
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices436
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices460
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices508
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices582
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices638
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices662
    INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
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    General
    Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 1 March 2012)324-344
    PCT
    Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT256
    Accession to the PCT by Brunei Darussalam (BN)434
    Accession to the PCT by Panama (PA)458

    Supplements / Special editions

    Supplement to OJ 1/2012
    Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to the proceedings
    Supplement to OJ 3/2012
    Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 1 April 2012
    Special edition No. 1, OJ EPO, 2012
    EPO Board of Appeal Case Law 2011

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