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    Official Journal May 2020

    Online publication date: 29.5.2020

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    EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE

    Information from the EPO
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 27 April 2020 concerning the closure of the EPO's filing offices on 22 May 2020A56
    Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 31 March 2020 on the filing of priority documentsA57
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 31 March 2020 concerning priority document exchange between the European Patent Office and the Japan Patent OfficeA58
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 April 2020 concerning the electronic filing of documentsA59
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 May 2020 concerning the disruptions due to the COVID-19 outbreakA60
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 5 May 2020 concerning the new patent system in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)A61
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 May 2020 concerning the payment of fees by credit cardA62
    Representation
    List of professional representatives before the EPOA63
    Fees
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and pricesA64
    Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patentsA65

    BOARDS OF APPEAL

    Fees
    Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 4/19A66

    INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES

    FR France
    New fee ratesA67

    INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

    PCT
    Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT – Annex DA68

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