Grouped contents, 2016
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Article | Article number | View |
|---|---|---|
Composition of the Administrative Council | ||
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at February 2016) | A13 | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at June 2016) | A47 | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at September 2016) | A73 | |
Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council | ||
| Report on the 146th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (16 and 17 December 2015) | A1 | |
| Report on the 148th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (29 and 30 June 2016) | A60 | |
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| Decision of the Administrative Council of 16 December 2015 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 Finnish Patent and Registration Office, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, the Swedish Patent and Registration Office, the Nordic Patent Institute or the Visegrad Patent Institute (CA/D 8/15) | A2 | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 16 December 2015 amending Article 2 of 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 12/15) | A3 | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 29 June 2016 amending Article 11 of the Rules relating to Fees (CA/D 4/16) | A48 | |
| 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 |
SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Article | Article number | View |
|---|---|---|
| Decision of the Select Committee of the Administrative Council of 15 December 2015 adopting the Rules relating to Unitary Patent Protection (SC/D 1/15) | A39 | |
| Decision of the Select Committee of the Administrative Council of 15 December 2015 adopting the Rules relating to Fees for Unitary Patent Protection (SC/D 2/15) | A40 | |
| Decision of the Select Committee of the Administrative Council of 15 December 2015 adopting the Budgetary and Financial Rules (SC/D 3/15) | A41 |
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Article | Article number | View |
|---|---|---|
Information from the EPO | ||
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 February 2016 concerning search and examination fees; Annex to the notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 February 2016 concerning search and examination fees | A20 | |
Decisions of the President of the EPO | ||
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2015 revising the fee for an international-type search | A4 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 February 2016 revising point 5.3 of the Arrangements for deposit accounts | A14 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 February 2016 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in Spain from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme | A18 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 February 2016 concerning exemption under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results – utilisation scheme | A19 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 29 September 2016 revising points 5.3 and 7 of the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) | A83 | |
Notices of the President of the EPO | ||
| Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 21 July 2016 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2017 | A74 | |
Notices from the EPO | ||
| Validation of European patents in Morocco (MA) | A5 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 December 2015 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO | A7 | |
| Events: Search Matters and Examination Matters 2016 | A15 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 March 2016 concerning amendment of the signature requirements in online filing | A21 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 March 2016 concerning amended Rule 82 EPC | A22 | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents | A23 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 April 2016 concerning the situation in Japan and Ecuador after the earthquakes on 14 and 16 April 2016 | A31 | |
| Notice from the EPO concerning the opposition procedure as from 1 July 2016 | A42 | |
| Information from the EPO on streamlined opposition proceedings | A43 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 June 2016 concerning refunds of the examination fee (Article 11 of the Rules relating to Fees) | A49 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office concerning publication of the 'Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention' – 2016 edition | A51 | |
| Corrigendum, OJ EPO May 2016 (A42) | A55 | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents | A61 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 August 2016 concerning the handling of enquiries as to the processing of files | A66 | |
| Validation of European patents in the Republic of Moldova | A67 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 September 2016 concerning updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | A76 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 September 2016 concerning updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) | A77 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 September 2016 concerning the online filing of subsequently filed documents under the PCT, including the demand under PCT Chapter II | A78 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 29 September 2016 concerning improvements and changes to fee payment via deposit accounts | A84 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 October 2016 concerning amended Rule 147 EPC | A90 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2016 concerning amendments to Rules 51(2) and 162(2) EPC | A103 | |
| 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 inventions | A104 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 29 November 2016 concerning the staying of proceedings due to referral G 1/16 | A105 | |
| Events: Search Matters 2017 | A107 | |
Patent Prosecution Highway | ||
| Request for participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme | A44 | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and IP Australia based on PCT and national work products | A54 | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore based on PCT and national work products | A68 | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia based on PCT and national work products | A75 | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the IP5 Offices based on PCT and national work products | A106 | |
Publications | ||
| 16th edition of the European Patent Convention | A50 | |
| New edition of publications of the EPO | A52 | |
| Case law of the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office – 8th edition | A53 | |
Other information | ||
| List of days in 2016 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed | A6 | |
Representation | ||
List of professional representatives before the EPO | ||
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A8 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A16 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A25 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A32 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A45 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A56 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A62 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A69 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A79 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A85 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A92 | |
| Internship for patent professionals – Praktika Intern 2017 – working with examiners | A93 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A109 | |
European qualifying examination | ||
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2017; Pre-examination and main examination | A24 | |
| European qualifying examination – Examination Board for the European qualifying examination – Examination results | A91 | |
| 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 examination | A108 | |
CEIPI | ||
| CEIPI seminars for the EQE pre-examination 2017 | A33 | |
| CEIPI – European qualifying examination 2017 ('main examination') | A34 | |
| CEIPI/epi – Basic training in European patent law | A35 | |
Fees | ||
Rules relating to Fees - Decisions | ||
| Fees for international applications: no changes to the equivalent amounts | A111 | |
Guidance for the payment of fees | ||
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A9 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A17 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2016 | A26 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A36 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A46 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A57 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A63 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A70 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A80 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A86 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A94 | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A110 |
BOARDS OF APPEAL
Article | Article number | View |
|---|---|---|
Information from the Enlarged Board of Appeal | ||
| Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 1/16 | A96 | |
Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | ||
| Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 25 March 2015 – G 2/12 | A27 | |
| Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 25 March 2015 – G 2/13 | A28 | |
| Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 19 November 2015 – G 1/14 | A95 | |
Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal | ||
| Interlocutory decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.06 dated 17 July 2015 – T 557/13 | A87 | |
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| Index of published decisions of the boards of appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal (as at 31.08.2016) | A71 | |
| 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
Article | Article number | View |
|---|---|---|
LV Latvia | ||
| New fee rates | A10 | |
| New fee rates | A12 | |
| New fee rates | A64 | |
| New fee rates | A97 | |
| New fee rates | A98 | |
| New fee rates | A113 | |
SK Slovakia | ||
| Payment of fees | A11 | |
| Payment of fees | A37 | |
| Payment of fees | A58 | |
| Payment of fees | A59 | |
| Payment of fees | A89 | |
HU Hungary | ||
| Change of address | A29 | |
IT Italy | ||
| Payment of patent fees | A81 | |
| Payment of national patent fees – Corrigendum | A88 |
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
Supplementary publications
| Supplementary publication 1, OJ EPO, 2016 Information from the Boards of Appeal – Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to proceedings | |
| Supplementary publication 2, OJ EPO, 2016 Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 1 April 2016 | |
| Supplementary publication 3, OJ EPO, 2016 Annual report of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office 2015 | |
| Supplementary publication 4, OJ EPO, 2016 Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention 2016 edition |