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Official Journal January 2025

Online publication date: 31.1.2025
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ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Report on the 181st meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (Munich, 10 and 11 December 2024)A1PDFHTML
Decision of the Administrative Council of 11 December 2024 laying down an independent oversight mechanism for the processing of personal data by the Boards of Appeal in their judicial capacity (CA/D 19/24)A2PDFHTML
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Information from the EPO
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 16 January 2025 concerning the issuing of electronic priority documentsA3PDFHTML
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2024 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent OfficeA4PDFHTML
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2024 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines)A5PDFHTML
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2024 concerning the publication of the Unitary Patent GuidelinesA6PDFHTML
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 January 2025 concerning the issuing of electronic priority documentsA7PDFHTML
Technical specifications for electronic priority documents under Article 2 of the decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 16 January 2025 concerning the issuing of electronic priority documentsA8PDFHTML
Representation
Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2026A9PDFHTML
List of professional representatives before the EPOA10PDFHTML
BOARDS OF APPEAL
Notice of the President of the Boards of Appeal dated 9 January 2025 concerning the extension of electronic notification via the EPO Mailbox to proceedings before the Enlarged Board of AppealA11PDFHTML
Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for 2025A12PDFHTML
Business distribution scheme of the Legal Board of Appeal for 2025A13PDFHTML
Business distribution scheme of the Technical Boards of Appeal for 2025A14PDFHTML
Business distribution scheme of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal 2025A15PDFHTML