| Issue | Article number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL | |||
| Report on the 153rd and 154th meetings of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (10 and 11 October and 13 and 14 December 2017) | A1 | View | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 13 December 2017 amending Rule 51 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 13/17) | A2 | View | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 13 December 2017 abrogating its decision CA/D 10/05 concerning cases where the search fee for the supplementary European search is to be reduced (CA/D 16/17) | A3 | View | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 13 December 2017 amending Articles 2 and 14 of the Rules relating to Fees (CA/D 17/17) | A4 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at January 2018) | A13 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at April 2018) | A36 | View | |
| Report on the 156th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (27 and 28 June 2018) | A55 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at July 2018) | A56 | View | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 28 June 2018 amending Rule 154(1) of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention and Article 4 of the Regulation on discipline for professional representatives (CA/D 6/18) | A57 | View | |
| Vacancy notice for the post of Vice-President Directorate-General 1 – Patent Granting Process | A58 | View | |
| Vacancy notice for the post of Vice-President Directorate-General 4 – Corporate Services | A59 | View | |
| Vacancy notice for the post of Vice-President Directorate-General 5 – Legal/International Affairs | A60 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at August 2018) | A65 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at September 2018) | A72 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at December 2018) | A104 | View | |
| EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE | |||
| Information from the EPO | |||
| Notice from the EPO dated 18 December 2017 concerning the reduced fee for appeal (Article 108 EPC) for an appeal filed by a natural person or an entity referred to in Rule 6(4) EPC | A5 | View | |
| List of days in 2018 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed | A6 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 18 December 2017 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO | A7 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 February 2018 concerning online file inspection of documents contained in the file held by the EPO as receiving Office, International Searching Authority or Authority specified for supplementary search | A14 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 February 2018 fixing the amount of the fee for validating European patents in Cambodia | A15 | View | |
| Validation of European patents in Cambodia (KH) with effect from 1 March 2018 | A16 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 January 2018 concerning changes to the filing options available in Belgium for European patent applications and international applications | A17 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 14 February 2018 concerning the availability of the EPO filing offices | A18 | View | |
| Notice from the EPO dated 18 January 2018 concerning the safeguards available under the EPC and the PCT in case of unavailability of means of electronic communication | A25 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 March 2018 concerning search and examination fees – annex to the notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 March 2018 concerning search and examination | A26 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 March 2018 concerning the closing of the mailroom at its headquarters in Munich | A27 | View | |
| Information for users on the availability of DOCX filing and changes to the filing fee, fee for grant and transmittal fee | A28 | 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 | A29 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 27 March 2018 implementing Article 12 of the Rules relating to Fees | A37 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 May 2018 concerning the electronic filing of documents | A45 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 May 2018 concerning the electronic filing of documents | A46 | View | |
| IP5 pilot project on collaborative search and examination under the PCT | A47 | View | |
| List of days in 2018 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed – corrigendum | A51 | View | |
| New editions of EPO publications | A52 | 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 | A66 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 25 July 2018 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | A73 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 June 2018 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) | A74 | View | |
| Entrance to the new building of the European Patent Office in The Hague – information for visitors and parties attending oral proceedings | A75 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 18 October 2018 on the filing of priority documents | A78 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 18 October 2018 concerning priority document exchange via the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) | A79 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 October 2018 concerning updated Forms 1001 (request for grant) and 1200 (entry into the European phase) | A80 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 5 October 2018 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2019 | A81 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 October 2018 concerning the situation in the USA, the Philippines, Hong Kong SAR, China, Indonesia and Japan after the hurricanes and the earthquake between 15 September and 1 October 2018 | A82 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2018 concerning the electronic filing of priority documents | A93 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2018 concerning the electronic filing of priority documents | A94 | View | |
| IP5 pilot project on collaborative search and examination under the PCT – acceptance of international applications filed in French or German | A95 | View | |
| Updated notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2018 concerning interviews and oral proceedings to be held as a video-conference | A96 | View | |
| Registration of European patents (UK) in crown dependencies, UK overseas territories and Commonwealth countries | A97 | View | |
| European Patent Convention: HTML version | A98 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 November 2018 concerning delegation to the European Patent Office of the PCT receiving Office functions of the State of Monaco | A105 | View | |
| Events: Search Matters 2019 | A106 | View | |
| National law relating to the EPC: 19th edition | A107 | View | |
| Representation | |||
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A8 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A19 | View | |
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2019 | A30 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A31 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A38 | View | |
| CEIPI seminars for the EQE pre-examination 2019 | A39 | View | |
| CEIPI European qualifying examination 2019 ("main examination") | A40 | View | |
| CEIPI/epi Basic training in European patent law | A41 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A48 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A53 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A61 | View | |
| European qualifying examination – Examination Board for the European qualifying examination – Examination results | A67 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A68 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A76 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A83 | View | |
| Notice from the Examination Secretariat for the European qualifying examination – Compulsory registration prior to first-time enrolment to the EQE | A99 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A100 | View | |
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2020 – Pre-examination and main examination | A108 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A109 | View | |
| Fees | |||
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A9 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A20 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2018 | A32 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A42 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A49 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A54 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A62 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A69 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A77 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A84 | View | |
| Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts | A101 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A102 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A110 | View | |
| BOARDS OF APPEAL | |||
| Delegation of functions and powers from the President of the European Patent Office to the President of the Boards of Appeal | A63 | View | |
| Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 18 December 2017 – G 1/16 | A70 | View | |
| Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 1/18 | A71 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the Boards of Appeal of 24 September 2018 designating the deputy of the President of the Boards of Appeal | A85 | View | |
| INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES | |||
| AL Albania | |||
| New fee rates - Payment of patent fees | A86 | View | |
| BG Bulgaria | |||
| New fee rates - Payment of patent fees | A21 | View | |
| CY Cyprus | |||
| Payment of patent fees | A87 | View | |
| FI Finland | |||
| Payment of patent fees | A111 | View | |
| FR France | |||
| Payment of renewal fees for patents | A103 | View | |
| GB United Kingdom | |||
| New fee rates - Payment of patent fees | A33 | View | |
| Payment of national patent fees – corrigendum | A43 | View | |
| GR Greece | |||
| Payment of patent fees | A88 | View | |
| HR Croatia | |||
| Payment of fees | A10 | View | |
| IS Iceland | |||
| Payment of patent fees | A89 | View | |
| LT Lithuania | |||
| Change of contact details - Payment of patent fees | A90 | View | |
| LU Luxembourg | |||
| Payment of patent fees | A112 | View | |
| MC Monaco | |||
| New fee rates | A11 | View | |
| MT Malta | |||
| Change of contact details | A91 | View | |
| NO Norway | |||
| Change of postal address | A50 | View | |
| PT Portugal | |||
| New fee rates | A64 | View | |
| RO Romania | |||
| New fee rates | A113 | View | |
| RS Serbia | |||
| New fee rates | A92 | View | |
| SE Sweden | |||
| New fee rates | A34 | View | |
| SK Slovakia | |||
| New fee rates | A22 | View | |
| TR Turkey | |||
| New fee rates | A12 | View | |
| Validation states | |||
| MA Morocco: new fee rates | A23 | View | |
| INTERNATIONAL TREATIES | |||
| Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties | A44 | View | |
| PCT | |||
| Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT – Annex A | A24 | View | |
| Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT – Annex D | A35 | 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 Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 1 April 2018 | View | ||
| SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLICATION 3 EPO Boards of Appeal Case Law 2017 | View | ||