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Article Page(s) View Composition of the Administrative Council Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (As at: December 1996) 15-16 PDF HTML Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (As at: March 1997) 132-133 PDF HTML Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (As at: June 1997) 324-325 PDF HTML Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council Report on the 65th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (2 to 5 December 1996) 1-11 PDF HTML Report on the 66th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (5 March 1997) 129 PDF HTML Report on the 67th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (10 to 13 June 1997) 314-323 PDF HTML Decisions of the Administrative Council Decision of the Administrative Council of 5 December 1996 amending the Rules relating to Fees 12-13 PDF HTML Decision of the Administrative Council of 5 December 1996 amending the European Patent Convention and its Implementing Regulations 13-14 PDF HTML Decision of the Administrative Council of 5 March 1997 amending the Regulation on the establishment of an institute of professional representatives before the European Patent Office 130-131 PDF HTML - BOARDS OF APPEAL
Article Page(s) View Information from the Boards of Appeal of the EPO Corrigendum: Composition of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal (OJ EPO 1997, 471) 574 PDF HTML Information from the Enlarged Board of Appeal Referrals by boards of appeal 397-399 PDF HTML Referrals by boards of appeal 551 PDF HTML Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 7 December 1995 – J 8/94 17-23 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 14 June 1996 – J 10/93 91-98 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 2 September 1994 – J 18/93 326-330 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 10 June 1996 – J 16/94 331-339 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 4 December 1996 – J 28/94 400-407 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 28 February 1997 – J 3/95 493-508 PDF HTML Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 21 September 1995 – T 422/93 24-31 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 dated 2 February 1996 – T 274/95 99-106 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.3 dated 14 February 1996 – T 39/93 134-151 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.2 dated 12 July 1996 – T 850/95 152-159 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.2 dated 10 July 1996 – T 501/94 193-204 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 dated 8 August 1996 – T 556/95 205-213 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 3 May 1996 – T 167/93 229-241 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.2 dated 30 September 1996 – T 958/94 241-250 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 dated 20 June 1996 – T 798/93 363-375 PDF HTML Corrigendum: Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.2 dated 10 July 1996 T 501/94 376 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 8 May 1996 – T 694/92 408-428 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 dated 1 October 1996 – T 926/93 447-455 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 dated 10 July 1996 – T 873/94 456-468 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 dated 6 December 1996 – T 433/93 509-518 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.5 dated 27 June 1997 – T 301/95 519-532 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.5 dated 9 June 1997 – T 742/96 533-536 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.2 dated 20 December 1996 – W 4/96 552-560 PDF HTML Decisions of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal Decision of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal dated 5 June 1996 – D 14/93 561-571 PDF HTML - INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Article Page(s) View List of forms and booklets obtainable free of charge from the EPO Insert PDF Official Journal Index, Year 20/1997 Insert PDF Decisions of the President of the EPO Supplement to OJ 5/1997
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Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 15 April 1997 revising the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in the currencies of the contracting statesSupplement to OJ 12/1997 PDF HTML Notices of the President of the EPO Notice from the President of the EPO dated 14 January 1997 concerning the extension of time limits according to Rule 85 EPC 32 PDF HTML Notice of the President of the EPO dated 10 April 1997 concerning the extension of time limits according to Rule 85 EPC 214 PDF HTML Notice from the President of the EPO dated 1 July 1997 concerning the programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications – "PACE" 340-342 PDF HTML Notice from the President of the EPO dated 22 July 1997 concerning the filing of European patent applications prepared by means of the EASY software 377-379 PDF HTML Notice from the President of the EPO dated 6 October 1997 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 1998 537 PDF HTML Notices of the Vice-Presidents Notice of the Vice-Presidents Directorates-General 2 and 3 dated 1 September 1997 concerning oral proceedings before the EPO 469 PDF HTML Notices from the EPO Notice dated 10 December 1996 concerning the revised Form 1200 32-33 PDF HTML Notice concerning the composition for 1997 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal 51 PDF HTML Notice concerning the composition of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and boards of appeal of the European Patent Office in the 1997 working year 52-58 PDF HTML Binders for the Patent Bulletin and the Official Journal 62 PDF HTML Standing Advisory Committee before the EPO (SACEPO) 62-64 PDF HTML Notice dated 1 March 1997 concerning the amendment of the European Patent Convention, the Implementing Regulations and the Rules relating to fees 107-114 PDF HTML Notice dated 6 February 1997 concerning the modification of the system for the refund of fees 115 PDF HTML Notice dated 23 January 1997 concerning the publication of "extension states" on A and B document title pages and in the Register and Patent Bulletin 115-116 PDF HTML Implementation of the fee reform 1997 160-166 PDF HTML Corrigendum 166 PDF HTML Trilateral Statistical Report for 1995 167 PDF HTML Implementation of the fee reform 1997 215-222 PDF HTML Notice dated 28 April 1997 concerning the revised Request for Grant form 251-270 PDF HTML Information about the European Patent Office Web site on the Internet 343-344 PDF HTML Extension of European patents to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 345 PDF HTML European Patent Register on-line: more improvements 381-384 PDF HTML New patent law in Hong Kong 429-432 PDF HTML Registration of European patents (UK) in overseas states or territories 433 PDF HTML Notice of 15 July 1997 concerning forms and booklets available free of charge from the EPO 434-437 PDF HTML Notice concerning the composition of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal as from 1 October 1997 470 PDF HTML Notice concerning the composition of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office as from 1 October 1997 471-478 PDF HTML Extension of European patents to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 538-542 PDF HTML Information concerning interviews and oral proceedings to be held as a video conference 572-574 PDF HTML Information about the European Patent Office Web site on the Internet 575 PDF HTML Register of European Patents on-line: further user possibilities 576 PDF HTML Publications Revised Form 1200 34-38 PDF Revised Form 1200 Notes (English) 39-42 PDF Revised Form 1200 Notes (German) 43-46 PDF Revised Form 1200 Notes (French) 47-50 PDF National law relating to the EPC 59 PDF HTML Regulations Implementing the European Patent Convention 1997 380 PDF HTML Changes in EPO publications 479-481 PDF HTML Publication dates 1997/1998 542 PDF HTML Other information List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 1997 59-61 PDF HTML - REPRESENTATION
Article Page(s) View Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination Members of the Examination Committees 117 PDF HTML Examination result 385 PDF HTML Examination Board for the European qualifying examination 482-484 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO List of professional representatives before the EPO 65-72 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 119-126 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 168-174 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 223-225 PDF HTML Directory of professional representatives before the EPO 226 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 294-298 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 346-349 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 386-389 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 438-441 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 485-487 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 543-545 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 578-587 PDF HTML Disciplinary matters Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office 288 PDF HTML European qualifying examination List of references to landmark decisions 117-118 PDF HTML 9th edition of the "European Patent Convention" 271 PDF HTML Appointment of members of the examination committees 272 PDF HTML Notice from the Examination Board: European Qualifying Examination 1998 272 PDF HTML Announcement of the European qualifying examination 1998 273-287 PDF HTML European qualifying examination 577 PDF HTML PRAKTIKA INTERN Training at the EPO for patent attorneys 289-293 PDF HTML CEIPI/epi Basic training in European patent law 175-177 PDF HTML CEIPI Seminars on the European patent 390-391 PDF HTML epi epi Tutorials 73 PDF HTML Regulation on the establishment of an institute of professional representatives before the EPO 350-355 PDF HTML Council of the institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO, epi 356-360 PDF HTML Students of the epi 361 PDF HTML epi tutorial 1997 442 PDF HTML - INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
Article Page(s) View DE Germany Judgment of the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice), 10th Civil Senate, dated 11 July 1995 – Klinische Versuche (clinical tests) "Right to conduct tests – use of patented subject-matter to gain information about possible further uses – right to test not limited by further-reaching objectives, eg approval under pharmaceuticals legislation" 588 PDF HTML Judgment of the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice), 10th Civil Senate, dated 17 April 1997 – Klinische Versuche II (clinical tests II) "Right to conduct tests – a commercial objective in tests for the purposes of technical development does not constitute patent infringement – limits of right to test" 589 PDF HTML ES Spain New fee rates 74-75 PDF HTML FI Finland New fee rates 392-393 PDF HTML GR Greece New fee rates 75-76 PDF HTML MC Monaco New fee rates 299 PDF HTML NL Netherlands Decision of the Hoge Raad (Supreme Court) dated 27 January 1989 - Extraction device "Scope of protection conferred by a patent – limitation to a particular embodiment – waiver of protection" 488 PDF HTML - FEES
Article Page(s) View Important notice 227 PDF HTML Important notice 601 PDF HTML Rules relating to Fees - Decisions PT Portugal 127 PDF HTML ES Spain 191 PDF HTML GB United Kingdom 191 PDF HTML IE Ireland 192 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees Fee reduction on 1 July 1997 New time limit for paying designation fees Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 79-80 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 81-89 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 127 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 192 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 227 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 301-310 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 362 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 396 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 445 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 491 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 549 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 601 PDF HTML Bank and giro accounts of the European Patent Organisation Bank accounts in France 445 PDF HTML - INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
Article Page(s) View EC Treaty Supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products 77-78 PDF HTML Green Paper on the Community patent 443 PDF HTML Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities dated 18 February 1992 444 PDF HTML Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities dated 5 December 1996 - Merck II "Principle of Community-wide exhaustion of patent rights (affirmed) – parallel imports of pharmaceutical products – transitional provisions Portugal/Spain" 489-490 PDF HTML Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities dated 23 January 1997 – Biogen/Smithkline "Supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products – Entitlement to certificate where there are several basic patents – Marketing authorisation" 546-547 PDF HTML Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities dated 9 July 1997 – Generics BV/Smith Kline "Patent protection for direct product of a process – submission of medicinal product for marketing authorisation as infringement" – "Infringer prohibited from marketing product for a period after expiry of patent" 590-591 PDF HTML General Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties 178-189 PDF HTML PCT Accession by Yugoslavia (YU) 78 PDF HTML Accession by Ghana (GH) 78 PDF HTML Accession by Zimbabwe (ZW) 226 PDF HTML Accession by Sierra Leone (SL) 300 PDF HTML Spain to be bound by Chapter II of the PCT 394 PDF HTML Hong Kong 395 PDF HTML Accession by Indonesia (ID) 395 PDF HTML Accession by Gambia (GM) 548 PDF HTML Amendment of PCT Regulations 592 PDF HTML Information for PCT applicants concerning the procedure before the EPO as an International Preliminary Examining Authority under Chapter II PCT 593-600 PDF HTML Accession by Guinea-Bissau (GW) 600 PDF HTML International exhibitions INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 55 EPC 190 PDF HTML
Supplements / Special editions
| Supplement to OJ 5/1997 Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 15 April 1997 revising the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in the currencies of the contracting states | |||
| Supplement to OJ 12/1997 Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 15 April 1997 revising the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in the currencies of the contracting states | |||
| Special Edition to OJ EPO 1997: EPO BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW IN 1996 | HTML |