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23.12.2022
The report on the 173rd meeting of the Administrative Council is now available online
23.12.2022
The Official Journal 12/2022 is now available online
13.12.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
9.12.2022
Notice concerning legal changes to support digital transformation in the patent grant procedure
9.12.2022
Decision on the presentation of application and other documents
7.12.2022
EPO offices closed from 24 December 2022 to 1 January 2023
30.11.2022
The Official Journal 11/2022 is now available online
29.11.2022
EPO closure period and financial year-end closing 2022
22.11.2022
Notice concerning oral proceedings by videoconference before examining and opposition divisions, the Legal Division and the Receiving Section, as well as consultations by videoconference before examining divisions
22.11.2022
Decision concerning the format of oral proceedings before examining and opposition divisions, the Legal Division and the Receiving Section
17.11.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
15.11.2022
Notice concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2023
14.11.2022
Notice concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility to file early requests for unitary effect
14.11.2022
Notice concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility of requesting a delay in issuing the decision to grant a European patent in response to a communication under Rule 71(3) EPC
14.11.2022
Decision concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility of requesting a delay in issuing the decision to grant a European patent in response to a communication under Rule 71(3) EPC
9.11.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
31.10.2022
The Official Journal 10/2022 is now available online
27.10.2022
The report on the 28th meeting of the Select Committee is now available online
26.10.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
21.10.2022
The report on the 172nd meeting of the Administrative Council is now available online
18.10.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
14.10.2022
Notice concerning phase 2 of the MyEPO Portfolio pilot project
14.10.2022
Decision concerning the conditions for participating in phase 2 of the MyEPO Portfolio pilot project
1.10.2022
Online Filing software – new update now available
1.10.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
1.10.2022
Revised Form 1020 now available online
30.9.2022
The Official Journal 9/2022 is now available online
28.9.2022
New FAQ section concerning sequence listings
26.9.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
6.9.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
6.9.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
31.8.2022
Important information concerning the decommissioning of Online Fee Payment on 10 September 2022
31.8.2022
The Official Journal 8/2022 is now available online
24.8.2022
The 22nd edition of “European Patent Guide – How to get a European patent” is now available online
11.8.2022
The 10th edition of the "Case Law of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO" is now available online
10.8.2022
Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) and their annexes (valid as from 10 September 2022) are now available online
3.8.2022
Notice concerning Central Fee Payment
29.7.2022
The Official Journal 7/2022 is now available online
25.7.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
25.7.2022
The report on the 27th meeting of the Select Committee is now available online
14.7.2022
The report on the 171st meeting of the Administrative Council is now available online
8.7.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
7.7.2022
Notice 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
1.7.2022
Online Filing software – Version 5.14 now available
30.6.2022
The Official Journal 6/2022 is now available online
29.6.2022
The 21st edition of National law relating to the EPC is now available online
21.6.2022
Notice concerning the filing of sequence listings in the international (PCT) procedure before the EPO as receiving Office
16.6.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
16.6.2022
Unitary Patent DEMO now available
31.5.2022
The Official Journal 5/2022 is now available online
30.5.2022
The 15th edition of the "Euro-PCT Guide: PCT procedure at the EPO" is now available online
20.5.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
19.5.2022
Notice of the President of the Boards of Appeal on informing the parties of submissions made by other parties to the proceedings and by third parties
12.5.2022
Notice concerning the web-based online service MyEPO Portfolio
12.5.2022
Decision concerning the web-based online service MyEPO Portfolio
29.4.2022
The 2nd edition of “Unitary Patent Guide” is now available online
29.4.2022
The Official Journal 4/2022 is now available online
28.4.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
25.4.2022
Decision suspending the Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property based on PCT and national work products
25.4.2022
Decision suspending the Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Eurasian Patent Office based on PCT and national work products
25.4.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
22.4.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
22.4.2022
New EPO forms 5070 and 5071 related to Rules 23 and 24 EPC now available online
11.4.2022
The report on the 26th meeting of the Select Committee is now available online
7.4.2022
The report on the 170th meeting of the Administrative Council is now available online
6.4.2022
Multipay Tool - new update now available
6.4.2022
Decision concerning a further extension of the pilot project for oral proceedings by videoconference before opposition divisions
1.4.2022
Online Filing software – new update now available
1.4.2022
Multipay Tool - new update now available
31.3.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
31.3.2022
Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 1 April 2022 is now available online
31.3.2022
The Official Journal 3/2022 is now available online
28.3.2022
Online Filing software – new update available
18.3.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
11.3.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
4.3.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
4.3.2022
Notice concerning the application of Rule 134(5) EPC in the situation resulting from the military aggression against Ukraine
3.3.2022
Notice concerning the extension of the functionalities of Central Fee Payment
28.2.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
28.2.2022
The Official Journal 2/2022 is now available online
21.2.2022
Full roll-out of our new customer service management tool
15.2.2022
EPO upgrading online services on the weekend of 18-20 February
15.2.2022
The report on the 169th meeting of the Administrative Council is now available online
15.2.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
4.2.2022
The list of the representatives of the Member States on the Administrative Council has been updated
3.2.2022
Information from the Boards of Appeal – Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to proceedings is now available online
31.1.2022
The Official Journal 1/2022 is now available online
19.1.2022
The report on the 25th meeting of the Select Committee is now available online
19.1.2022
Notice concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility to file early requests for unitary effect
19.1.2022
Notice concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility of requesting a delay in issuing the decision to grant a European patent in response to a communication under Rule 71(3) EPC
19.1.2022
Decision concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility of requesting a delay in issuing the decision to grant a European patent in response to a communication under Rule 71(3) EPC
17.1.2022
The Administrative Council's calendar has been updated
10.1.2022
Online Filing software – new update available

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