Official Journal April 2020
Article | Article number | View |
|---|---|---|
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL | ||
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 27 March 2020 amending Rule 142 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention and Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees (CA/D 2/20) | A36 | |
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE | ||
Information from the EPO | ||
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 March 2020 concerning the electronic authentication of decisions and other documents relevant to the decision-making process | A37 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 March 2020 concerning the extension of periods for the payment of fees | A38 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 1 April 2020 concerning oral proceedings by videoconference before examining divisions | A39 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 April 2020 concerning oral proceedings and interviews to be held by videoconference | A40 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 April 2020 concerning the pilot project for oral proceedings by videoconference before opposition divisions | A41 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 14 April 2020 concerning the pilot project for oral proceedings by videoconference before opposition divisions | A42 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 April 2020 concerning the disruptions due to the COVID-19 outbreak | A43 | |
| Decision of the Vice-President Legal and International Affairs of the European Patent Office (Directorate-General 5) dated 21 April 2020 concerning the conditions for participating in the pilot project for Online Filing 2.0 | A44 | |
| Definition of 'DOCX' under Article 4 of the decision of the Vice-President Legal and International Affairs of the European Patent Office (Directorate-General 5) dated 21 April 2020 concerning the conditions for participating in the pilot project for Online Filing 2.0 | A45 | |
| Limit reached for participation in the IP5 collaborative search and examination pilot with the EPO as main International Searching Authority | A46 | |
Representation | ||
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A47 | |
| CEIPI seminars for the EQE pre-examination 2021 | A48 | |
| CEIPI – European qualifying examination 2021 ('main examination') | A49 | |
| CEIPI/epi - Basic training in European patent law | A50 | |
Fees | ||
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A51 | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A52 | |
INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES | ||
IS Iceland | ||
| New fee rates | A53 | |
MC Monaco | ||
| New fee rates | A54 | |
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES | ||
| Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 1 March 2020) | A55 |