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Legal resources
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Legal texts
The official source of up-to-date legal texts from the European Patent Office.
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Boards of Appeal
Search the decisions database and access information and case law from the EPO's boards of appeal.
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Court practices
Documentation from the European Patent Judge's Symposium.
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User consultations
Please submit your comments on our proposals. We value your input and will analyse all responses carefully.
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Substantive patent law harmonisation
Track the progress of working groups moving forward on substantive patent law harmonisation.
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Convergence of practice
Common legal practices adopted by EPO member states.
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Options for professional representatives
How to submit requests related to the list of professional representatives before the EPO, as well as the list of associations of professional representations.