| Issue | Article number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL | |||
| Report on the 164th and 165th meetings of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (13 October and 15 and 16 December 2020 respectively) | A1 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at January 2021) | A2 | View | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 15 December 2020 amending Rules 19 and 143 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention (CA/D 11/20) | A3 | View | |
| Decision of the Administrative Council of 23 March 2021 approving an amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (CA/D 3/21) | A19 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at April 2021) | A29 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at June 2021) | A48 | View | |
| Report on the 166th and 167th meetings of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (23 March and 29 and 30 June 2021 respectively) | A56 | View | |
| Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at July 2021) | A57 | View | |
| EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE | |||
| Information from the EPO | |||
| Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2020 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2021 | A4 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 26 December 2020 concerning the expansion of electronic notification via the Mailbox | A5 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 25 January 2021 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | A6 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 25 January 2021 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) | A7 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 February 2021 concerning the amendment of Rules 19 and 143 EPC | A12 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2021 concerning the electronic filing of documents | A20 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2021 concerning the launch of EPO's new filing service Online Filing 2.0 | A21 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 March 2021 concerning the conduct of oral proceedings in examination and opposition in view of referral G 1/21 | A30 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 April 2021 concerning the resumption of proceedings following decision G 1/19 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | A31 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 8 April 2021 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in the Peopleʹs Republic of China from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme | A38 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 May 2021 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in Sweden from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme | A39 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 14 May 2021 concerning exemption under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results – utilisation scheme | A40 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 May 2021 concerning the further extension of the pilot project for oral proceedings by videoconference before opposition divisions | A41 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 May 2021 concerning the electronic filing of documents | A42 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 14 May 2021 concerning the decommissioning of the EPO's filing service new online filing (CMS) | A43 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 June 2021 concerning oral proceedings by videoconference before the Receiving Section | A49 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 June 2021 concerning oral proceedings by videoconference before the Legal Division | A50 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 21 June 2021 on the information published in the European Patent Bulletin concerning Euro-PCT applications fulfilling the requirements of Rule 165 EPC and comprised in the state of the art under Article 54(3) EPC | A51 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 June 2021 concerning the introduction of Cooperative Patent Classification symbols in the European Publication Server, European Patent Register and European Patent Bulletin | A52 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2021 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 | A58 | View | |
| Decision of the Vice-President Legal and International Affairs (Directorate-General 5) of the European Patent Office dated 19 August 2021 concerning the user area pilot project | A64 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 August 2021 concerning the user area pilot project | A65 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 July 2021 concerning the resumption of proceedings following decision G 4/19 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | A66 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 August 2021 concerning the termination of the pilot project on notification by email during examination proceedings under the decision of the Vice-President Legal and International Affairs (Directorate-General 5) of the European Patent Office dated 23 July 2020 | A67 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 September 2021 concerning the payment of fees by credit card | A73 | View | |
| Representation | |||
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A8 | View | |
| Instructions to candidates concerning the conduct of the European qualifying examination 2021 | A13 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A14 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A22 | View | |
| CEIPI seminars for the EQE pre-examination 2022 | A23 | View | |
| CEIPI – European qualifying examination 2022 ("main examination") | A24 | View | |
| CEIPI/epi – Basic training in European patent law | A25 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A32 | View | |
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2022 | A44 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A45 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A53 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A59 | View | |
| European qualifying examination - Examination Board for the European qualifying examination - Examination results | A68 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A69 | View | |
| Council of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office | A70 | View | |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A74 | View | |
| Fees | |||
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A9 | View | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A10 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A15 | View | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A16 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 18 March 2021 amending the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) and Annex A.1 to the ADA – Arrangements for the automatic debiting procedure (AAD) | A26 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A27 | View | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A28 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A33 | View | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A34 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A46 | View | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A47 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A54 | View | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A55 | View | |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 13 July 2021 concerning revision of the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) | A60 | View | |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 July 2021 concerning Central Fee Payment | A61 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A62 | View | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A63 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A71 | View | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A72 | View | |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A75 | View | |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A76 | View | |
| BOARDS OF APPEAL | |||
| Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal | A35 | View | |
| Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 1/21 | A36 | View | |
| Notice of the President of the Boards of Appeal dated 13 April 2021 concerning the extension of electronic notification via the EPO Mailbox to appeal proceedings | A37 | View | |
| Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of 10 March 2021 - G 1/19 | A77 | View | |
| INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES | |||
| FI Finland | |||
| Payment of patent fees | A17 | View | |
| LT Lithuania | |||
| Payment of patent fees | A18 | View | |
Supplementary publications
| Issue | Article number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLICATION 1 Information from the Boards of Appeal – Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to proceedings | View | ||
| SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLICATION 2 EPO Boards of Appeal Case Law 2020 | View | ||