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EPO decisions and notices

EPO decisions and notices

Receiving Office
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 July 2022 concerning delegation to the European Patent Office of the PCT receiving Office functions of the Montenegrin Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism and closure by Montenegro of the national route under Article 45(2) PCT (OJ EPO 2022, A82) View
Notice of the EPO dated 14 June 2020 concerning new Rule 20.5bis PCT on the correction of erroneous filings in the procedures before the EPO (OJ EPO 2020, A81) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 November 2019 concerning changes to the filing options available in San Marino for European patent applications and international applications  (OJ EPO 2019, A96) 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  (OJ EPO 2018, A105) 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  (OJ EPO 2018, A25) 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 (OJ EPO 2018, A17) 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") (OJ EPO 2017, A21) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 September 2014 concerning the use of an address for correspondence in proceedings before the EPO by persons acting without a professional representative or agent  (OJ EPO 2014, A99) View
Notice from the European Patent Office concerning the requirements to be observed when filing an international application with the EPO as PCT receiving Office  (OJ EPO 2014, A33) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 November 2010 concerning the revised procedure for acknowledging receipt of international applications filed in paper form   (OJ EPO 2010, 642) View
Receiving Office: Means of filing
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 May 2023 concerning the electronic filing of documents (OJ EPO 2023, A48) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 8 July 2022 concerning the version of the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic filing of documents (OJ EPO 2022, A70) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 August 2021 concerning the user area pilot project  (OJ EPO 2021, A65)  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 projec  (OJ EPO 2021, A64)  View 
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 14 May 2021 concerning the decommissioning of the EPO's filing service new online filing (CMS)  (OJ EPO 2021, A43)  View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 May 2021 concerning the electronic filing of documents  (OJ EPO 2021, A42)  View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2021 concerning the launch of EPO's new filing service Online Filing 2.0  (OJ EPO 2021, A21)  View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2021 concerning the electronic filing of documents  (OJ EPO 2021, A20)  View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 April 2020 concerning the electronic filing of documents (OJ EPO 2020, A59) View
Decision of the Vice-President Legal and International Affairs of the European Patent Office (Directorate-General 5) dated 21 April 2020 concerning the conditions for participating in the pilot project for Online Filing 2.0 (OJ EPO 2020, A44) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 13 June 2019 concerning the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic filing of documents (OJ EPO 2019, A64) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 concerning the procedure for acknowledging receipt of international applications (OJ EPO 2019, A19) View
Decision of the President of the EPO dated 20 February 2019 concerning the filing of patent applications and other documents by facsimile (OJ EPO 2019, A18) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 May 2018 concerning the electronic filing of documents (OJ EPO 2018, A46) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 May 2018 concerning the electronic filing of documents (OJ EPO 2018, A45) 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 (OJ EPO 2017, A59) 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  (OJ EPO 2017, A4) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 September 2016 concerning the online filing of subsequently filed documents under the PCT, including the demand under PCT Chapter II  (OJ EPO 2016, A78) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 March 2016 concerning amendment of the signature requirements in online filing  (OJ EPO 2016, A21) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 March 2015 concerning the pilot project to introduce new means of electronic communication in EPO proceedings  (OJ EPO 2015, A28) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 24 October 2014 concerning the filing of international applications with the EPO acting as receiving Office using ePCT-Filing   (OJ EPO 2014, A107) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 17 April 2014 concerning the online filing of subsequently filed documents under the PCT  (OJ EPO 2014, A50) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 December 2011 concerning EPO online services  (OJ EPO 2012, 22) View
Decision of the President of the EPO dated 26.2.2009 concerning the electronic filing of documents   (OJ EPO 2009, 182) View
Notice from the President of the EPO dated 7.11.2006 concerning the termination of PCT-EASY filings with the European Patent Office as receiving Office under the PCT as from 1.4.2007  (OJ EPO 2007, 58) View
Receiving Office: Means of payment
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 July 2022 concerning Central Fee Payment (OJ EPO 2022, A81) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 March 2022 concerning the extension of the functionalities of Central Fee Payment  (OJ EPO 2022, A25) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 February 2022 concerning the payment of fees by credit card (OJ EPO 2022, A18) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 September 2021 concerning the payment of fees by credit card (OJ EPO 2021, A73) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 July 2021 concerning Central Fee Payment  (OJ EPO 2021, A61)  View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 13 July 2021 concerning revision of the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA)  (OJ EPO 2021, A60)  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)  (OJ EPO 2021, A26)  View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 June 2020 concerning changes to fee payment via the automatic debiting procedure (OJ EPO 2020, A78) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 4 June 2020 amending Annex A.1 to the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) ‒ Arrangements for the automatic debiting procedure (AAD) and Annex A.2 to the ADA ‒ Information from the EPO concerning the automatic debiting procedure (OJ EPO 2020, A77) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 May 2020 concerning the payment of fees by credit card (OJ EPO 2020, A62) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 August 2019 concerning the revised fee refund procedures (OJ EPO 2019, A82) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 May 2019 amending Annex A.1 to the ADA – Arrangements for the automatic debiting procedure (AAD) and Annex A.2 to the ADA – Information from the EPO concerning the automatic debiting procedure (OJ EPO 2019, A46) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 February 2019 concerning the fee refund procedures   (OJ EPO 2019, A26) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 August 2017 concerning the payment of fees by credit card (OJ EPO 2017, A73) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 August 2017 concerning the payment of fees by credit card  (OJ EPO 2017, A72) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 June 2017 concerning the addition of a validation functionality to Online Fee Payment  (OJ EPO 2017, A45) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 18 June 2015 concerning abrogation of the transitional procedure for filing automatic debit orders with the EPO as receiving Office to pay fees in PCT proceedings   (OJ EPO 2015, A53) View
Representation
Notice from the EPO dated 2.3.2010 concerning the waiver of power of attorney under Rule 90.4(d) and Rule 90.5(c) PCT (OJ EPO 2010, 335) View
Language
J 8/07 - 3.1.01 - Language of the proceedings/MERIAL
"Language of the proceedings - choice of language when a PCT application enters the regional phase - use by the EPO in written proceedings of an official language other than that of the proceedings"		 (OJ EPO 2009, 216) View
Notice from the President of the EPO dated 18.6.1993 concerning the language of correspondence with the EPO as an International Authority under the PCT  (OJ EPO 1993, 540) View
Time limits and official holidays
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 February 2023 concerning the situation in Türkiye and Syria after the earthquakes on 6 February 2023 (OJ EPO 2023, A14) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 14 November 2022 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2023 (OJ EPO 2022, A107) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2022 concerning the application of Rule 134(5) EPC in the situation resulting from the military aggression against Ukraine (OJ EPO 2022, A26) View
Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 November 2021 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2022 (OJ EPO 2021, A85) View
Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 16 October 2020 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2021 (OJ EPO 2020, A115) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 May 2020 concerning the disruptions due to the COVID-19 outbreak (OJ EPO 2020, A74) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 May 2020 concerning the disruptions due to the COVID-19 outbreak (OJ EPO 2020, A60) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 27 April 2020 concerning the closure of the EPOʹs filing offices on 22 May 2020 (OJ EPO 2020, A56) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 March 2020 concerning the extension of periods for the payment of fees (OJ EPO 2020, A38) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 March 2020 concerning the disruptions due to the COVID-19 outbreak (OJ EPO 2020, A29) View
List of days in 2020 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed (OJ EPO 2020, A9) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2012 on calculation of the time limit under Rule 36(1) EPC (OJ EPO 2013, 16) View
Notice from the President of the EPO dated 6.8.2009 concerning extension of time limits  (OJ EPO 2012, 492) View
Priority
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 November 2021 concerning priority document exchange between the European Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Korean Intellectual Property Office and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (OJ EPO 2021, A84) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 13 November 2021 on the filing of priority documents (OJ EPO 2021, A83) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 31 March 2020 on the filing of priority documents (OJ EPO 2020, A57) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 February 2019 concerning priority document exchange via the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) for European patent applications and for international applications filed with the EPO in its capacity as receiving Office (OJ EPO 2019, A27) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2018 concerning the electronic filing of priority documents  (OJ EPO 2018, A94) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2018 concerning the electronic filing of priority documents  (OJ EPO 2018, A93) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 August 2012 on the filing of priority documents (OJ EPO 2012, 492) View
Unity
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 June 2015 providing for review panels for the implementation of the protest and review procedures under the PCT (OJ EPO 2015, A59) View
Notice from the EPO dated 24.3.2010 concerning the protest and review procedures under the PCT (OJ EPO 2010, 322) View
Sequence listings and biological material
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 April 2023 concerning the revision of WIPO Standard ST.26 (OJ EPO 2023, A47) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 24 April 2023 concerning the revision of WIPO Standard ST.26 (OJ EPO 2023, A46) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 May 2022 concerning the filing of sequence listings in the international (PCT) procedure before the EPO as receiving Office (OJ EPO 2022, A60) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 December 2021 concerning the filing of sequence listings  (OJ EPO 2021, A97) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 December 2021 on the filing of sequence listings (OJ EPO 2021, A96) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 18 October 2013 concerning the filing of sequence listings (OJ EPO 2013, 542) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 28 April 2011 on the filing of sequence listings (OJ EPO 2011, 372) View
Notice from the EPO dated 7.7.2010 concerning inventions which involve the use of or concern biological material (OJ EPO 2010, 498) View
Chapter I: International Search
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2021 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) (OJ EPO 2022, A11)  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  (OJ EPO 2021, A51)  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)  (OJ EPO 2021, A7)  View
Notice of the EPO dated 14 June 2020 concerning new Rule 20.5bis PCT on the correction of erroneous filings in the procedures before the EPO (OJ EPO 2020, A81) View
Limit reached for participation in the IP5 collaborative search and examination pilot with the EPO as main International Searching Authority (OJ EPO 2020, A46) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 August 2019 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office (OJ EPO 2019, A80) View
IP5 pilot on collaborative search and examination under the PCT − update (OJ EPO 2019, A65) View
IP5 pilot project on collaborative search and examination under the PCT – acceptance of international applications filed in French or German (OJ EPO 2018, A95) View
IP5 pilot project on collaborative search and examination under the PCT  (OJ EPO 2018, A47) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 5 December 2017 concerning the programme on search strategies (OJ EPO 2017, A106) 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")  (OJ EPO 2017, A21) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2017 concerning issuing a provisional opinion accompanying the partial search results (OJ EPO 2017, A20) View
Withdrawal of limitation of competence (as of 1 January 2015)    View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 March 2011 concerning informal clarification by the EPO acting as ISA (OJ EPO 2011, 327) View
Supplementary International Search and international-type searches
Extension of the time limit for requesting a supplementary international search     View 
Notice from the EPO dated 24.3.2010 concerning the carrying out of Supplementary International Searches under the PCT (OJ EPO 2010, 316) View
Decision of the President of the EPO dated 25.3.1999 concerning the carrying out of international-type searches and the setting of a new fee for such searches (OJ EPO 1999, 300) View
Chapter II: International Preliminary Examination
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2021 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines)
(OJ EPO 2022, A11) 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)  (OJ EPO 2021, A7)  View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 June 2014 concerning the online filing of the demand under PCT Chapter II (OJ EPO 2014, A71) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 May 2014 concerning the introduction of a "top-up" search in the procedure under Chapter II PCT (OJ EPO 2014, A57) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 31 August 2010 concerning the issuance of a second written opinion in the procedure under Chapter II PCT (OJ EPO 2011, 532) View
Entry into the European phase
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 July 2023 concerning the discontinuation of service letter EPO Form 1201 ("Entry into the European phase before the European Patent Office")
(OJ EPO 2023, A66) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 31 May 2023 concerning the introduction of a shared area in MyEPO Portfolio (OJ EPO 2023, A59) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 13 June 2023 concerning the revision of the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) (OJ EPO 2023, A58) View
Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2023 (OJ EPO 2023, A34) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 March 2023 concerning amended Rules 126, 127 and 131 EPC (OJ EPO 2023, A29) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 March 2023 concerning search and examination fees (OJ EPO 2023, A28) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 December 2022 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office (OJ EPO 2023, A6) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 January 2023 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees (OJ EPO 2023, A4) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 25 November 2022 concerning legal changes to support digital transformation in the patent grant procedure (OJ EPO 2022, A114) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 December 2022 concerning the processing of personal data in proceedings related to European patents with unitary effect (OJ EPO 2022, A112) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 November 2022 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 (OJ EPO 2022, A106) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 November 2022 concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility to file early requests for unitary effect (OJ EPO 2022, A105) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 November 2022 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 (OJ EPO 2022, A104) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 November 2022 concerning the format of oral proceedings before examining and opposition divisions, the Legal Division and the Receiving Section (OJ EPO 2022, A103) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 November 2022 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 (OJ EPO 2022, A102) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 July 2022 concerning exemption under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results – utilisation scheme (OJ EPO 2022, A80) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 July 2022 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in the Czech Republic from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme (OJ EPO 2022, A79) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 21 March 2022 concerning search and examination fees (OJ EPO 2022, A29) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2021 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office) (OJ EPO 2022, A10) View
Decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2021 inserting a new Rule 56a and amending Rules 56 and 135 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention and amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees (CA/D 2/21) (OJ EPO 2022, A3) View
Decision of the Administrative Council of 15 December 2021 amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the international or supplementary international search report was drawn up by one of the European International Searching Authorities (CA/D 13/21) (OJ EPO 2022, A2) 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 (OJ EPO 2021, A51) 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  (OJ EPO 2021, A40)  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  (OJ EPO 2021, A39)  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  (OJ EPO 2021, A38)  View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 February 2021 concerning the amendment of Rules 19 and 143 EPC  (OJ EPO 2021, A12)  View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 25 January 2021 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office  (OJ EPO 2021, A6)  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)  (OJ EPO 2021, A3) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 November 2019 concerning changes to the filing options available in San Marino for European patent applications and international applications  (OJ EPO 2019, A96) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 June 2014 concerning amended Rules 164 and 135 EPC (OJ EPO 2014, A70) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 21 February 2013 concerning the request for early processing (OJ EPO 2013, 156) View
Decision of the Administrative Council of 28.10.2009 dispensing with the supplementary European search where the international search report or a supplementary international search report was drawn up by the EPO (OJ EPO 2009, 594) View
PCT-PPH programme
Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (Peru) based on PCT and national work products
(OJ EPO 2022, A116) View
Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the IP5 Offices based on PCT and national work products (OJ EPO 2022, A115) View
Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia based on PCT and national work products (OJ EPO 2022, A88) View
Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (Saudi Arabia) based on PCT and national work products (OJ EPO 2022, A59) View
Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and IP Australia based on PCT and national work products (OJ EPO 2022, A58) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 25 April 2022 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  (OJ EPO 2022, A45)  View 
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 25 April 2022 suspending the Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Eurasian Patent Office based on PCT and national work products  (OJ EPO 2022, A44)  View 
Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Eurasian Patent Office based on PCT and national work products (OJ EPO 2020, A114) View
Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines based on PCT and national work products (OJ EPO 2020, A83) View
Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia based on PCT and national work products (OJ EPO 2020, A82) View
Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property based on PCT and national work products  (OJ EPO 2020, A21) View
Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property based on PCT and national work products (OJ EPO 2020, A11) View
Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and IP Australia based on PCT and national work products (OJ EPO 2019, A58) 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 (OJ EPO 2017, A110) View
Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Israel Patent Office based on PCT and national work products (OJ EPO 2017, A108) View
Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office based on PCT and national work products  (OJ EPO 2017, A107) 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  (OJ EPO 2017, A96) View
Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the IP5 Offices based on PCT and national work products (OJ EPO 2016, A106) View
Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia based on PCT and national work products  (OJ EPO 2016, A75) View
Request for participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme  (OJ EPO 2016, A44) View
Other
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 July 2023 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 (OJ EPO 2023, A67) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 May 2023 concerning new milestones for EPO online services (OJ EPO 2023, A50) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 May 2023 concerning the web-based online service MyEPO Portfolio and electronic notification to the Mailbox (OJ EPO 2023, A49) View
Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT – Annex D (OJ EPO 2023, A37) View
Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2023 (OJ EPO 2023, A34) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 March 2023 implementing Article 12 of the Rules relating to Fees (OJ EPO 2023, A27) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 March 2023 concerning the correction of the decision (CA/D 16/22, OJ EPO 2023, A2) of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2022 amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the international or supplementary international search report was drawn up by one of the European International Searching Authorities (CA/D 16/22 Corr. 1) (OJ EPO 2023, A26) View
Decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2022 amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the international or supplementary international search report was drawn up by one of the European International Searching Authorities (CA/D 16/22 Corr. 1) (OJ EPO 2023, A25) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 February 2023 concerning the decommissioning of outgoing faxes (OJ EPO 2023, A15) View
Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts (OJ EPO 2023, A11) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 December 2022 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) (OJ EPO 2023, A7) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 January 2023 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority (OJ EPO 2023, A5) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 January 2023 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses (OJ EPO 2023, A3) View
Decision of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2022 amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the international or supplementary international search report was drawn up by one of the European International Searching Authorities (CA/D 16/22) (OJ EPO 2023, A2) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office of 17 November 2022 concerning countries and entities considered to ensure adequate protection of personal data (OJ EPO 2022, A111) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 October 2022 concerning phase 2 of the MyEPO Portfolio pilot project (OJ EPO 2022, A94) View
Decision of the Vice-President Legal and International Affairs of the European Patent Office (Directorate-General 5) dated 10 October 2022 concerning the conditions for participating in phase 2 of the MyEPO Portfolio pilot project (OJ EPO 2022, A93) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 July 2022 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 (OJ EPO 2022, A72) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 June 2022 concerning the correction of erroneous filings in proceedings before the EPO (OJ EPO 2022, A71) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 May 2022 concerning the web-based online service MyEPO Portfolio (OJ EPO 2022, A52) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 May 2022 concerning the web-based online service MyEPO Portfolio (OJ EPO 2022, A51) View
Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties - (situation on 1 March 2022) (OJ EPO 2022, A50) View
Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT – Annex D (OJ EPO 2022, A37) View
Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2022 (OJ EPO 2022, A34) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 January 2022 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority (OJ EPO 2022, A9) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 January 2022 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees (OJ EPO 2022, A8) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 January 2022 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses (OJ EPO 2022, A7) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 13 December 2021 concerning the processing of personal data in patent-grant and related proceedings (OJ EPO 2021, A98) 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  (OJ EPO 2021, A58)  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  (OJ EPO 2021, A51)  View
Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices  (OJ EPO 2021, A9)  View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 26 December 2020 concerning the expansion of electronic notification via the Mailbox  (OJ EPO 2021, A5)  View 
Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents  (OJ EPO 2019, A49) View
Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 1 March 2019)  (OJ EPO 2019, A45) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 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  (OJ EPO 2019, A17) View
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 concerning the revision of the administrative fees of the European Patent Office and various related decisions of the President  (OJ EPO 2019, A15) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses  (OJ EPO 2019, A14) View
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 21 December 2018 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority (OJ EPO 2019, A5) View
Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 1 April 2018 – PCT fees fixed by WIPO payable to the EPO as RO, ISA, SISA or IPEA (Supplementary publication 2, Official Journal 2018) 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 (OJ EPO 2018, A66) 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   (OJ EPO 2018, A14) View
Modification of kind of publication codes (OJ EPO 2008, 504) View
Notice from the EPO dated 7.11.2007 concerning the withdrawal of reservations under the PCT (OJ EPO 2007, 692) View