| Issue | Article number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL | |||
| Report on the 150th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (14 and 15 December 2016) | A1 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at January 2017) | A2 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at March 2017) | A18 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at May 2017) | A43 | View | |
| Report on the 152nd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (28 and 29 June 2017) | A54 | View | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 28 June 2017 amending Rules 32 and 33 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 3/17) | A55 | View | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 29 June 2017 amending Rules 27 and 28 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 6/17) | A56 | View | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 28 June 2017 reducing the fee for the supplementary European search where the international search report or supplementary international search report was drawn up by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (CA/D 9/17) | A57 | View | |
| Vacancy notice for the post of President of the European Patent Office | A58 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at July 2017) | A66 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at November 2017) | A93 | View | |
| EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE | |||
| Information from the EPO | |||
| Extension of the pilot programme on search strategies | A3 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 December 2016 concerning the use of smart cards by persons not resident in an EPC contracting state | A4 | View | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property based on PCT and national work products | A5 | View | |
| Notice from the EPO dated 20 December 2016 concerning security inspection of items delivered to its premises | A6 | View | |
| List of days in 2017 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed | A7 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 December 2016 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO | A8 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 January 2017 designating the EPO's filing offices | A11 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 January 2017 concerning the availability of the EPO filing offices | A12 | View | |
| Delegation of functions and powers from the President of the European Patent Office to the President of the Boards of Appeal | A19 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2017 concerning issuing a provisional opinion accompanying the partial search results | A20 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 March 2017 concerning the processing by the EPO as International Searching Authority of informal comments on earlier search results ("PCT Direct") | A21 | View | |
| Warning - beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents | A22 | View | |
| Warning - beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents | A37 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 6 June 2017 adding a new provision to the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) | A44 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 June 2017 concerning the addition of a validation functionality to Online Fee Payment | A45 | View | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia based on PCT and national work products | A46 | View | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines based on PCT and national work products | A47 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 19 June 2017 concerning the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic filing of documents | A59 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 July 2017 concerning the requirements and obligations for experts nominated under Rule 32 EPC | A60 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 July 2017 concerning amended Rules 32 and 33 EPC (expert solution) | A61 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 July 2017 concerning the resumption of proceedings following the decision of the Administrative Council of 29 June 2017 to amend Rules 27 and 28 EPC in order to exclude from patentability under Article 53(b) EPC plants and animals exclusively obtained by essentially biological processes | A62 | View | |
| List of days in 2017 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed – corrigendum | A63 | View | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia based on PCT and national work products | A67 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 August 2017 concerning the payment of fees by credit card | A72 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 August 2017 concerning the payment of fees by credit card | A73 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2017 concerning updated EPA/EPO/OEB Form 1200 (Entry into the European phase) | A74 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 August 2017 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | A75 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 August 2017 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) | A76 | View | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Eurasian Patent Office based on PCT and national work products | A77 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 October 2017 fixing the amount of the fee for validating European patent applications and patents in Tunisia | A84 | View | |
| Validation of European patents in Tunisia (TN) with effect from 1 December 2017 | A85 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 5 July 2017 concerning the filing and processing of third-party observations under Article 115 EPC | A86 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 September 2017 concerning the situation in the USA, the Caribbean and Mexico after the hurricanes and earthquakes between 23 August and 21 September 2017 | A87 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 November 2017 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees | A94 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 November 2017 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority | A95 | View | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil based on national work products | A96 | View | |
| Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 November 2017 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2018 | A97 | View | |
| National law relating to the EPC: 18th edition | A105 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 5 December 2017 concerning the programme on search strategies | A106 | View | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office based on PCT and national work products | A107 | View | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Israel Patent Office based on PCT and national work products | A108 | View | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property based on PCT and national work products | A109 | View | |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore based on PCT and national work products | A110 | View | |
| Events: Search Matters 2018 | A111 | View | |
| Representation | |||
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A9 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A13 | View | |
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2018 - Pre-examination and main examination | A23 | View | |
| Notice from the Examination Secretariat for the European qualifying examination Registration pursuant to Rule 28 of the Implementing provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination | A24 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A25 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A29 | View | |
| CEIPI seminars for the EQE pre-examination 2018 | A30 | View | |
| CEIPI - European qualifying examination 2018 ("main examination") | A31 | View | |
| CEIPI/epi - Basic training in European patent law | A32 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A38 | View | |
| Council of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office | A39 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A48 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A64 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A68 | View | |
| Notice from the Examination Secretariat for the European qualifying examination – compulsory registration prior to first-time enrolment to the EQE | A78 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A79 | View | |
| Internship for patent professionals - Praktika Intern 2018 – working with examiners | A80 | View | |
| Decision of the Supervisory Board amending Rules 2, 22 and 27 of the Implementing Provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives | A88 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A89 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A98 | View | |
| Internship for patent professionals - Praktika Intern 2018 – working with examiners | A99 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A112 | View | |
| Fees | |||
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A10 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A14 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A26 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A33 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A40 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A49 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A65 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A69 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A81 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A90 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 October 2017 concerning fee payments via bank transfer | A100 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A101 | View | |
| Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts | A102 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A113 | View | |
| BOARDS OF APPEAL | |||
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.07 dated 27 July 2016 - T 1691/15 | A15 | View | |
| Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.05 dated 14 April 2016 - T 577/11 | A41 | View | |
| Interlocutory decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.09 dated 17 October 2016 - T 437/14 | A50 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the Boards of Appeal of 3 August 2017 designating the deputy of the President of the Boards of Appeal | A70 | View | |
| Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 29 November 2016 - G 1/15 | A82 | View | |
| INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES | |||
| AL Albania | |||
| Change of name and address | A51 | View | |
| BA Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
| Payment of patent fees | A52 | View | |
| ES Spain | |||
| New fee rates | A27 | View | |
| FI Finland | |||
| New fee rates | A42 | View | |
| Change of address | A91 | View | |
| IE Ireland | |||
| Payment of patent fees | A16 | View | |
| Payment of patent fees | A53 | View | |
| LU Luxembourg | |||
| Change of contact details | A71 | View | |
| NL Netherlands | |||
| Change of contact details | A103 | View | |
| PT Portugal | |||
| New fee rates | A104 | View | |
| RO Romania | |||
| New fee rates | A114 | View | |
| RS Serbia | |||
| New fee rates | A83 | View | |
| SE Sweden | |||
| Payment of fees | A34 | View | |
| SM San Marino | |||
| Payment of fees | A92 | View | |
| TR Turkey | |||
| Change of name and contact details - New fee rates - Payment of patent fees | A17 | View | |
| INTERNATIONAL TREATIES | |||
| Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties | A35 | View | |
| PCT | |||
| Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT – Annex C | A28 | View | |
| Accession to the PCT by Jordan (JO) | A36 | View | |
| New agreement between the European Patent Organisation and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization in relation to the functioning of the European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty | A115 | View | |
Supplementary publications
| Issue | Article number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLICATION 1 Information from the Boards of Appeal Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to the proceedings | View | ||
| SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLICATION 2 Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives | View | ||
| SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLICATION 3 Annual report of the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office 2016 | View | ||
| SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLICATION 4 EPO Boards of Appeal Case Law 2015 and 2016 | View | ||
| SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLICATION 5 Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) and their annexes | View | ||
| SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLICATION 6 Case Law from the Contracting States to the EPC | View | ||