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Supplements / Special editions
Supplement to OJ 2/1986
Supplement to OJ 5/1986
Supplement to OJ 7/1986
Supplement to OJ 9/1986
Supplement 2 to OJ 9/1986
Supplement to OJ 11/1986

Grouped contents, 1986

EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION
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Greece and Spain as Contracting States to the European Patent Convention from 1 October 1986199-200PDF 
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
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Composition of the Administrative Council
Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation204PDF 
Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council
Report on the 23rd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (14-17 January 1986)45-46PDF 
Report on the 24th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (3-5 June 1986)201-203PDF 
Decisions of the Administrative Council
Declaration of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation concerning ratification by Greece of the EPC47-48PDF 
Declaration of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation concerning Greece48PDF 
Declaration of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation concerning accession by Spain to the EPC49PDF 
Decision of the Administrative Council of 5 June 1986 amending the Rules relating to Fees247-248PDF 
BOARDS OF APPEAL
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Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal
Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 23 October 1985 – J 11/851-8PDF 
Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 29 November 1985 – J 21/8475-79PDF 
Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 29 January 1986 – J 21/85117-120PDF 
Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 7 February 1986 – J 12/85155-160PDF 
Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 28 February 1986 – J 04/85205-211PDF 
Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 10 July 1986 – J 15/85395-399PDF 
Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 dated 6 August 1985 – T 32/849-18PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 6 November 1985 – T 232/85 (Interlocutory Decision)19-21PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 dated 22 November 1985 – T 176/8450-56PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 18 December 1985 – T 186/8479-81PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 18 December 1985 – T 25/8581-88PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 24 October 1985 – T 171/8495-102PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 14 January 1986 – T 149/85103-106PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 dated 10 October 1985 – T 195/84121-128PDFHTML
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 7 February 1986 – T 288/84128-134PDF 
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 26 November 1985 – T 219/83211-226PDF 
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 dated 19 March 1986 – T 51/84226-229PDF 
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 14 January 1986 – T 220/83249-252PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 dated 15 May 1986 – T 13/84253-260PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 21 January 1986 – T 248/85261-268PDF 
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 14 May 1985 – T 36/83295-301PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 27 March 1986 – T 144/83301-305PDF 
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 20 June 1986 – T 94/84337-346PDF 
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 21 March 1986 – T 273/84346-352PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 dated 28 January 1986 – T 92/85352-360PDF 
Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 4 May 1985 – T 31/84369-372PDF 
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 dated 8 April 1986 – T 185/84373-375PDF 
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 dated 14 July 1986 – T 219/85376-380PDF 
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 dated 7 July 1986 – T 170/84400-405PDF 
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 6 June 1986 – T 17/85406-415PDF 
INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
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Official Journal Index, Year 9/1986InsertPDF 
Decisions of the President of the EPO
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 25 July 1986 concerning the valid version of the prescribed form for the request for grant306-326PDF 
Supplement to OJ 2/1986
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 30 January 1986 revising the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in Pounds Sterling (£) and Swedish Kronor (Skf)
Supplement to OJ 2/1986PDFHTML
Supplement to OJ 7/1986
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 28 July 1986 revising the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in Belgian/Luxembourg Francs (FB), French Francs (FF), Italian Lira (Lit), Pound Sterling (£) and Swedish Kronor (skr)
Supplement to OJ 7/1986PDFHTML
Supplement to OJ 11/1986
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 4 November 1986 laying down the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in Greek drachmas (GRD)
Supplement to OJ 11/1986PDFHTML
Decisions of the examining and opposition divisions
Decision of the Opposition Division of 15 February 198456-60PDF 
Notices of the President of the EPO
Reminder: Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 November 1985 concerning days (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) on which the EPO is not open for the receipt of documents during 198621-22PDF 
Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 December 1985 concerning the DATIMTEX system22-25PDF 
Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 January 1986 concerning the recording of certain information in the Register of European Patents61PDFHTML
Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 21 January 1986 concerning the extension of time limits according to Rule 85 EPC62PDF 
Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 28 February 1986 concerning the DATIMTEX system62PDF 
Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 25 February 1986 concerning the setting up of DATIMTEX information desks89PDF 
Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 28 May 1986 concerning publication of instruction sheets for the DATIMTEX system135PDF 
Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 June 1986 concerning recognised micro-organism depositary institutions: MIMG230PDF 
Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 30 July 1986 concerning the recording of certain information in the Register of European Patents327PDFHTML
Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 1 August 1986 concerning general authorisations327PDF 
Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 1 October 1986 concerning the use of COURIER typestyle for filing applications under the DATIMTEX system361PDF 
Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 September 1986 concerning the extension of time limits according to Rule 85 EPC362PDF 
Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 4 November 1986 concerning days (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) on which the EPO is not open for the receipt of documents during 1987381PDF 
Notices of the Vice-Presidents
Notice of the Vice-Presidents Directorates-General 2 and 3 dated 25 February 1986 concerning sound recording devices in oral proceedings before the EPO63PDFHTML
Notices from the EPO
Notice concerning the composition of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office in the 1986 working year26-28PDF 
Notice from the European Patent Office concerning amendments and additions to the European Patent Bulletin63-65PDFHTML
Notice from the European Patent Office concerning the outcome of the Luxembourg Conference on the Community Patent65-67PDF 
Notice concerning the composition for 1986 of the authority referred to in Rule 10, paragraph 2, of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention90PDF 
Notice from the European Patent Office concerning a change in the telephone number of the Branch at The Hague as of 2 June 1986106PDF 
List of experts recognised under Rule 28 (5) (b) EPC107PDF 
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 28 May 1986 concerning compliance of the title of the invention with Rule 26 (2) (b) EPC135-136PDF 
European Patent Applications and Patents137-143PDF 
Advertising in the Official Journal of the European Patent Office198PDF 
Notice concerning the allocation of cases to the two Technical Boards of Appeal for Chemistry231PDF 
Notice concerning the composition of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office as from 1st July 1986232-234PDF 
Notice concerning a change in composition for 1986 of the authority referred to in Rule 10, paragraph 2, of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention235PDF 
Access to Register of Patents Information236-238PDF 
Conditions for direct access service to the Register of European patents239PDF 
Notice of the European Patent Office dated 18 July 1986 concerning European patent applications and European patents in which reference is made to microorganisms269-275PDFHTML
Notice from the EPO dated 10 July 1986 concerning amendment of the Guidelines for examination in the European Patent Office276-279PDF 
Notice from the European Patent Office concerning the outcome of the Symposium "Patent Information in the Electronic Age"280-281PDF 
Notice concerning the entry into force of the European Patent Convention for Greece and Spain328PDF 
Corrigendum: T 219/83 (OJ EPO 1986, 211)328PDF 
Opening of a bank and giro account in Spain for the European Patent Organisation362PDF 
Publication dates for European patents and patent applications and the European Patent Bulletin in December 1986363PDF 
Corrigendum363PDF 
Opening of a bank account in Greece for the European Patent Organisation382PDF 
European Patent Applications and Patents383-389PDF 
Notice dated 13 November 1986 concerning the new EPO Form 2300 (Opposition)416-436PDF 
Supplement to OJ 5/1986
Instruction sheet for the preparation of OCR-readable patent applications
Supplement to OJ 5/1986PDFHTML
Supplement to OJ 9/1986
Information for European patent applicants
Supplement to OJ 9/1986PDFHTML
REPRESENTATION
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Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination
Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination144PDF 
Counting the European Qualifying Examination towards national examinations for professional representatives144PDF 
Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination161-171PDF 
Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination364PDF 
Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination390PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO
List of professional representatives before the EPO29-31PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO68-71PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO91-93PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO107-108PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO145-146PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO172-174PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO240-241PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO282-284PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO329-330PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO364-366PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO391-392PDF 
List of professional representatives before the EPO437-440PDF 
Disciplinary matters
Re-appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office145PDF 
epi
Training for the European Qualifying Examination174PDF 
Amendment to the Code of Conduct of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office approved by the 5th Council of the Institute on 5 November 1985 in Munich (Insertion of new paragraph 1d)331-336PDF 
INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
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List of the dates on which the national patent authorities are not open for the receipt of documents during 198632-33PDF 
AT Austria
Case Law109-115PDF 
BE Belgium
Information from OPRI concerning translations filed under Article 65 EPC72PDF 
Application of the Belgian Patent Law of 28 March 1984 as regards representation before the Belgian Patent Office (OPRI)393-394PDF 
DE Germany
Federal Republic of Germany Case Law285-291PDF 
FR France
Legislation: New Order on Fees73-74PDF 
Filing translations of European patents242-243PDF 
GB United Kingdom
Legislation: The Patents (Fees) Rules 1986147PDF 
Case Law175-192PDF 
Registration of European patents (UK) in overseas states or territories (Situation in July 1986)292-293PDF 
LU Luxembourg
Legislation: Grand-Ducal Regulation of 24 December 1985 amending the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 16 December 1980 and the Ministerial Decree of 9 November 1945148PDF 
FEES
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Important Notice74PDF 
Important Notice246PDF 
Rules relating to Fees - Decisions
Supplement No. 2 to OJ 9/1986
Fees: Decisions of the President of the EPO
Supplement No. 2 to OJ 9/1986PDFHTML
Guidance for the payment of fees
Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices44PDF 
Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices116PDF 
Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices154PDF 
Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices193PDF 
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
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General
Synopsis of the territorial field of application of International patent treaties (Situation on 1 January 1986)34-42PDF 
ARIPO
African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO – formerly ESARIPO)149-153PDF 
PCT
1. Modification of the time limits under Articles 22 (2) and 39 (1) (a) PCT 2. Requirements of the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) concerning entry Into the national phase44PDF 
Days on which WIPO's International Bureau is not open for business94PDF 
Information for PCT applicants concerning the procedure before the EPO as an International Preliminary Examining Authority under Chapter II of the PCT441-445PDF 
Budapest Treaty
Ratification by Italy116PDF 
International Micro-organism Depositary Authorities244-245PDF 
American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)367-368PDF 
International exhibitions
International exhibitions as referred to in Article 55 EPC43PDF 


Supplements / Special editions


Supplement to OJ 2/1986
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 30 January 1986 revising the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in Pounds Sterling (£) and Swedish Kronor (Skf)
 PDF 
Supplement to OJ 5/1986
Instruction sheet for the preparation of OCR-readable patent applications
 PDF 
Supplement to OJ 7/1986
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 28 July 1986 revising the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in Belgian/Luxembourg Francs (FB), French Francs (FF), Italian Lira (Lit), Pound Sterling (£) and Swedish Kronor (skr)
 PDF 
Supplement to OJ 9/1986
Information for European patent applicants
 PDFHTML
Supplement No. 2 to OJ 9/1986
Fees: Decisions of the President of the EPO
 PDFHTML
Supplement to OJ 11/1986
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 4 November 1986 laying down the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in Greek drachmas (GRD)
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