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    Official Journal January 2021

    Online publication date: 29.1.2021

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    ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL

    Report on the 164th and 165th meetings of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (13 October and 15 and 16 December 2020 respectively)A1
    Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at January 2021)A2
    Decision of the Administrative Council of 15 December 2020 amending Rules 19 and 143 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 11/20)A3

    EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE

    Information from the EPO
    Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2020 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2021A4
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 26 December 2020 concerning the expansion of electronic notification via the MailboxA5
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 25 January 2021 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent OfficeA6
    Notice from the European Patent Office dated 25 January 2021 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines)A7
    Representation
    List of professional representatives before the EPOA8
    Fees
    Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and pricesA9
    Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patentsA10

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