| I. NOTICE CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL FOR 2018/2019 |
| I. NOTICE CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL FOR 2018/2019 | 1-2 | PDF | HTML |
| II. BUSINESS DISTRIBUTION 2019 |
| II.1 Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for 2019 | 3-11 | PDF | HTML |
| II.2 Business distribution scheme of the Legal Board of Appeal for 2019 | 12-13 | PDF | HTML |
| II.3 Business distribution scheme of the Technical Boards of Appeal for 2019 | 14-26 | PDF | HTML |
| II.4 Business distribution scheme of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal for 2019 | 27-28 | PDF | HTML |
| III. RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL |
| III.1 Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | 29-39 | PDF | HTML |
| III.2 Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal | 40-49 | PDF | HTML |
| III.3 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board | 50-57 | PDF | HTML |
| IV. ACCELERATED PROCESSING |
| IV.1 Accelerated processing before the Boards of Appeal | 58-59 | PDF | HTML |
| V. ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION OF DECISIONS |
| V.1 Electronic authentication of decisions of the boards of appeal of the EPO | 60 | PDF | HTML |
| VI. REGISTRARS OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL |
| VI.1 Transfer of tasks to the Registry of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | 61-63 | PDF | HTML |
| VI.2 Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal | 64-66 | PDF | HTML |
| VII. ORAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARDS OF APPEAL |
| VII.1 Oral proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO | 67-68 | PDF | HTML |
| VII.2 Sound recording devices in oral proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO | 69 | PDF | HTML |
| VII.3 Use of portable computers or other electronic devices in oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal | 70-71 | PDF | HTML |
| VII.4 Use of an alternative official language in oral proceedings | 72 | PDF | HTML |
| VII.5 Compensation and fees payable to witnesses and experts | 73-77 | PDF | HTML |
| VIII. REPRESENTATION |
| VIII.1 Filing of authorisations | 78-79 | PDF | HTML |
| IX. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION |
| IX.1 Public notification under Rule 129 EPC | 80 | PDF | HTML |
| X. MAINTENANCE OF FILES, FILE INSPECTION |
| X.1 PHOENIX electronic file system for the creation, maintenance and preservation of files | 81-82 | PDF | HTML |
| X.2 Inspection of files | 83-85 | PDF | HTML |
| X.3 Documents excluded from file inspection | 86-87 | PDF | HTML |
| XI. FILING OF PATENT APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS |
| XI.1 Filing of patent applications and other documents by facsimile | 88-92 | PDF | HTML |
| XI.2 Electronic filing of documents | 93-98 | PDF | HTML |
| XI.3 EPO Online Filing software | 99-100 | PDF | HTML |
| XI.4 Electronic signatures, data carriers and software to be used for the electronic filing of patent applications and other documents | 101-102 | PDF | HTML |
| XII. LATE RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS |
| XII.1 Application of Rule 133 EPC on the late receipt of documents | 103-104 | PDF | HTML |
| XIII. LEGAL DIVISION |
| XIII.1 Responsibilities of the Legal Division | 105 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV. REPRESENTATIVES, EPI, DISCIPLINARY MATTERS |
| XIV.1 epi | 106-112 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.2 epi Code of Conduct | 113-118 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.3 Regulation on discipline for professional representatives | 119-130 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.4 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the epi | 131-140 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.5 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board | 141-147 | PDF | HTML |
| XV. STRUCTURAL REFORM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL |
| XV.1 Organisation of the Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal (Rule 12 to Rule 13 EPC) | 148-153 | PDF | HTML |
| XV.2 Act of Delegation | 154-155 | PDF | HTML |
| XV.3 Deputy of the President of the Boards of Appeal | 156-157 | PDF | HTML |
| XVI. INDEX OF PUBLISHED DECISIONS |
| XVI. INDEX OF PUBLISHED DECISIONS | 158-161 | PDF | HTML |
