Grouped contents, 2025
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Article | Article number | View |
|---|---|---|
Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council | ||
| Report on the 181st meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (Munich, 10 and 11 December 2024) | A1 | |
| Report on the 182nd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (Munich, 19 and 20 March 2025) | A30 | |
| Report on the 184th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (Munich, 8 and 9 October 2025) | A61 | |
Decisions of the Administrative Council | ||
| 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) | A2 | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 10 December 2024 introducing gender-neutral language in the Implementing Regulations to the Convention on the Grant of European Patents (CA/D 20/24) | A16 | |
| Report on the 183rd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (Munich, 24 and 25 June 2025) | A44 | |
Select Committee of the Administrative Council | ||
| Decision of the Select Committee of the Administrative Council of 9 October 2025 introducing gender-neutral language in the Rules relating to Unitary Patent Protection and the Rules relating for Fees for Unitary Patent Protection (SC/D 1/25) | A62 |
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Article | Article number | View |
|---|---|---|
Information from the EPO | ||
| Definition of 'DOCX' for filing with the European Patent Office (version 2) dated 7 July 2025"nbsp; | A50 | |
Decisions of the President of the EPO | ||
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 16 January 2025 concerning the issuing of electronic priority documents | A3 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 12 February 2025 concerning the revision of the Arrangements for deposit accounts and their annexes | A17 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 19 February 2025 fixing the amount of the fee for validating European patent applications and patents in the Lao People's Democratic Republic | A24 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 27 February 2025 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees | A25 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 27 February 2025 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority | A26 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 24 March 2025 concerning the continuous development of MyEPO and other online services | A27 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 April 2025 concerning the audio recording of oral proceedings for the purpose of preparing the minutes of oral proceedings with the assistance of artificial intelligence | A32 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 2 April 2025 designating the EPO's filing offices | A33 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2025 on the signing and filing of authorisations | A45 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2025 on the signing and filing of authorisations in proceedings under the Rules relating to Unitary Patent Protection | A46 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 8 July 2025 concerning the electronic filing of documents | A52 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 November 2025 on the filing of sequence listings | A64 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 13 November 2025 concerning inspection of files | A65 | |
Notices from the EPO | ||
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2024 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | A4 | |
| 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) | A5 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2024 concerning the publication of the Unitary Patent Guidelines | A6 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 January 2025 concerning the issuing of electronic priority documents | A7 | |
| 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 documents | A8 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 February 2025 concerning improvements to the automatic debiting procedure | A18 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 February 2025 concerning the adoption of gender-neutral language in the EPC Implementing Regulations | A20 | |
| Validation of European patents in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LA) with effect from 1 April 2025 | A22 | |
| Validation of European patents in the Lao People's Democratic Republic | A23 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 March 2025 concerning the continuous development of MyEPO and other online services | A28 | |
| Corrigendum, OJ EPO 2025, A16 | A31 | |
| Notice of the European Patent Office dated 7 April 2025 concerning the preparation of the minutes of oral proceedings held by videoconference with the assistance of artificial intelligence | A34 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 April 2025 concerning the availability of the EPO filing offices | A35 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 March 2025 concerning a simplified procedure for ex officio deletions from the list of professional representatives | A36 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 May 2025 concerning the impact of the power outages of 28 April 2025 in Spain, Portugal, Andorra and parts of France | A37 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 June 2025 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2026 | A40 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 June 2025 concerning the accessibility of captured multimedia citations in the digital file of MyEPO | A41 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2025 concerning the registration of general authorisations and related new MyEPO features | A47 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 July 2025 concerning associations of representatives: open to legal practitioners and managed via MyEPO | A48 | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2025 on the presentation of application and other documents | A49 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2025 concerning the update to the DOCX definition for filing with the European Patent Office (version 2) | A51 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 July 2025 concerning the decommissioning of EPO Online Filing (OLF) | A53 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 July 2025 concerning the reduction of the fees for the international search and the international preliminary examination carried out on international applications in favour of nationals of certain states – revised list of states | A54 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 July 2025 concerning the resumption of proceedings following decision G 1/23 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | A55 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 August 2025 concerning the continuation of proceedings in view of referral G 1/25 | A56 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 5 September 2025 concerning drawings in colour and greyscale | A57 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 October 2025 concerning the adoption of gender-neutral language in the Unitary Patent secondary legislation | A63 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 14 November 2025 concerning the filing of sequence listings | A66 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2025 concerning the programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications ("PACE") | A69 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2025 concerning the handling of enquiries as to the processing of files | A70 | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2025 concerning the improved online form, the updated means of filing and the processing of third-party observations under Article 115 EPC | A71 | |
Patent Prosecution Highway | ||
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Bahrain based on PCT and national work products | A19 | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (Saudi Arabia) based on PCT and national work products | A39 | |
| Matters concerning the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme | A72 | |
Representation | ||
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A10 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A21 | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A29 | |
European qualifying examination | ||
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2026 | A9 | |
| European qualifying examination – Examination Board for the European qualifying examination Examination results | A58 | |
epi | ||
| epi Code of Conduct | A42 | |
Fees | ||
Rules relating to Fees - Decisions | ||
| Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts | A73 |
BOARDS OF APPEAL
Article | Article number | View |
|---|---|---|
Information from the Enlarged Board 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 Appeal | A11 | |
| Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for 2025 | A12 | |
| Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 1/25 | A59 | |
Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal | ||
| Business distribution scheme of the Legal Board of Appeal for 2025 | A13 | |
Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal | ||
| Business distribution scheme of the Technical Boards of Appeal for 2025 | A14 | |
| Interlocutory Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.4 dated 11 November 2024 T 1286/23 | A38 | |
Information from the Boards of Appeal of the EPO | ||
| Business distribution scheme of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal 2025 | A15 | |
| Notice of the President of the Boards of Appeal dated 27 October 2025 concerning the electronic notification via the EPO Mailbox in proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal, the Legal Board of Appeal and the Technical Boards of Appeal | A67 | |
Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | ||
| Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 18 June 2025 Case G 1/24 | A60 | |
| Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 2 July 2025 Case G 1/23 | A68 |