Implementing Regulations to the EPC 2000 were adopted by
decision of the Administrative Council of 7.12.2006 (see
pages 89-195 of the Special edition no. 1 of the
OJ EPO 2007 [PDF, 1.6
MB] )
The revision of the Articles of the EPC by the Conference of the
Contracting States held in November 2000 entailed a complete overhaul
of the EPC Implementing Regulations. This overhaul has been carried
out in two stages:
- In the wake of the Conference in November 2000, new Implementing
Regulations to the EPC 2000 were adopted by the Administrative
Council on 12.12.2002:
- Considering that amendments of the Implementing Regulations to the EPC
2000 were necessary and useful in the light of more recent developments,
the Administrative Council amended the Implementing Regulations
to the EPC 2000 on 7.12.2006:
Travaux préparatoires to the Implementing Regulations to
the EPC 2000
Intense preparatory work took place in the Committee on Patent
Law in 2002 and 2006.
- Travaux préparatoires in 2002 relating to the Implementing
Regulations to the EPC 2000
-
CA/PL 5/02 dated 18.6.2002
Draft Implementing Regulations under the EPC 2000, including accompanying
Explanatory remarks
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CA/PL 5/02 Rev. 1 dated 20.9.2002 Revised version of the Draft
Implementing Regulations under the EPC 2000. The revised text
takes into account the comments and suggestions (CA/PL 10/02
Add.1-13)
received by the EPO
-
CA/PL 5/02 Rev. 1 Add. 1 dated 1.10.2002
Revised version of the Explanatory Remarks concerning the draft
Implementing Regulations as per CA/PL 5/02 Rev. 1.
-
CA/PL PV 19 Minutes of the 19th meeting of the Committee on
Patent Law (Munich, 15-16 October 2002)
-
CA/PL 5/02 Rev. 2 dated 29.10.2002
Draft Implementing Regulations under the EPC. This revised
version takes into account the results of the discussion
in the Committee
on Patent Law on 15-16 October 2002 and of amendment proposals
forwarded to the EPO
-
CA/PL 5/02 Rev. 3 dated 22.11.2002
Draft Implementing Regulations under the EPC 2000. This revised
version takes into account the comments received on CA/PL
5/02 Rev. 2
- Travaux préparatoires in 2006 relating to the amendments to the
Implementing Regulations to the EPC 2000
-
CA/PL 11/06 dated 13.4.2006
Amendments to the Implementing Regulations to the EPC 2000
-
CA/PL
PV 29
Minutes of the 29th meeting of the Committee on Patent Law
(Munich, 2 and 3 May 2006)
-
CA/PL 17/06 dated 7.8.2006
Amendments to the Implementing Regulations to the EPC 2000
-
CA/PL
17/06 Add. 1 dated 11.8.2006
Draft Implementing Regulations under the EPC 2000 - Concordance
list
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CA/PL 22/06 dated 30.8.2006
Amendments to the EPC Implementing Regulations, R 102(1)
-
CA/PL PV 30
Minutes of the 30th meeting of the Committee
on Patent Law (Munich, 19 to 21 September 2006)
-
CA/PL 29/06 dated 16.10.2006
Amendments to the Implementing Regulations to the EPC 2000
-
CA/PL
29/06 Add. 1 dated 27.10.2006
Amendments to the Implementing Regulations to EPC 2000 (explanatory
notes on the rules set out in CA/PL 29/06)
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CA/PL 30/06 dated
19.10.2006
Amendments to the Implementing Regulations for EPC 2000 -
epi comments
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CA/PL PV 31
Minutes of the 31th meeting of the
Committee on Patent Law (Munich, 2 November 2006)
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CA/112/06 dated 17.11.2006
Amendments to the Implementing Regulations to the EPC 2000
Public consultation prior to the adoption of the Implementing
Regulations to the EPC 2000
In June 2002, the draft Implementing Regulations under the EPC
2000 and the accompanying Explanatory remarks were posted on
the EPO website for public consultation:
Comments were received by several users’ associations and
national delegations: