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    Official Journal December 2016

    Online publication date: 23.12.2016

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    EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION

    Belgium dispenses with the translation requirements under Article 65 EPCA99

    ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL

    Decision of the Administrative Council of 30 June 2016 amending the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 6/16)A100
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 30 June 2016 setting up a Boards of Appeal Committee and adopting its Regulations (CA/D 7/16)A101
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2016 amending Rules 51 and 162 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 17/16)A102

    EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE

    Information from the EPO
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2016 concerning amendments to Rules 51(2) and 162(2) EPCA103
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 November 2016 concerning the staying of proceedings due to the Commission Notice on certain articles of Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventionsA104
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 29 November 2016 concerning the staying of proceedings due to referral G 1/16A105
    Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the IP5 Offices based on PCT and national work productsA106
    Events: Search Matters 2017A107
    Representation
    Notice of the Examination Secretariat of the European qualifying examination – Registration pursuant to Rule 28 of the Implementing provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examinationA108
    List of professional representatives before the EPOA109
    Fees
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and pricesA110
    Fees for international applications: no changes to the equivalent amountsA111

    BOARDS OF APPEAL

    Index of published decisions of the boards of appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal (as at 31.10.2016)A112

    INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES

    RO Romania
    New fee ratesA113

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