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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 1997) 15-16 PDF HTML Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at June 1998) 401-402 PDF HTML Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at November 1998) 565-566 PDF HTML Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council Report on the 69th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation in The Hague (2 to 5 December 1997) 3-14 PDF HTML Report on the 71st meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation in Munich (16 to 17 June 1998) 391-400 PDF HTML - BOARDS OF APPEAL
Article Page(s) View Information from the Enlarged Board of Appeal Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning Case G 1/98 509 PDF HTML Referrals by the President of the European Patent Office 509-510 PDF HTML Referrals by boards of appeal (G 3/98) 567 PDF HTML Referrals by the President of the European Patent Office (G 4/98) 567-568 PDF HTML Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal 3.1.1 dated 10 March 1997 – J 29/94 147-160 PDF HTML Decision of Legal Board of Appeal 3.1.1 dated 14 July 1997 – J 16/96 347-358 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 1 October 1997 – J 18/96 403-412 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal 3.1.1 dated 4 July 1997 – J 22/95 569-581 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 3 September 1997 – J 29/96 581-586 PDF HTML Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.2 dated 11 February 1997 – T 655/92 17-23 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.2 dated 17 April 1997 – T 382/94 24-31 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 dated 1 April 1997 – T 750/94 32-44 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 2 July 1996 – T 649/92 97-112 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.3 dated 20 November 1996 – T 472/92 161-182 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 dated 17 October 1996 – T 85/93 183-198 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 dated 25 February 1997 – T 136/95 198-210 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.2 dated 11 June 1997 – T 329/94 241-249 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 dated 9 July 1997 – T 1105/96 249-255 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.2 dated 14 May 1997 – T 254/93 285-296 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.5 dated 22 September 1997 – T 522/94 421-440 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 dated 5 December 1997 – T 951/97 440-449 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.3 dated 15 July 1997 – T 97/94 467-479 PDF HTML Decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.1 dated 25 February 1997 – T 136/95 480 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 dated 23 January 1998 – T 939/95 481-488 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.1 dated 12 February 1998 – T 990/96 489-498 PDF HTML Referral-Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 13 October 1997 – T 1054/96 511-553 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 dated 20 October 1997 – T 460/95 587-596 PDF HTML Decisions of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal Decision of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal dated 17 March 1997 – D 25/96 45-54 PDF HTML Decision of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal dated 9 June 1997 – D 15/95 297-301 PDF HTML Decision of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal dated 18 July 1997 – D 8/96 302-311 PDF HTML - INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Article Page(s) View Legal Advice No. 15/98 – Auxiliary requests in examination and opposition proceedings 113-118 PDF HTML Cancellation of Legal advice notices 359 PDF HTML Official Journal Index, Year 21/1998 Insert PDF Decisions of the President of the EPO Decision of the President of the EPO dated 14 May 1998 concerning phased implementation and use of the PHOENIX electronic file system for the creation, maintenance, preservation and inspection of files 360-361 PDF HTML Supplement to OJ 3/1998
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 February 1998 laying down the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in Cypriot pounds (CYP)Supplement to OJ 3/1998 PDF HTML Supplement to OJ 5/1998
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 April 1998 revising the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in the currencies of certain Contracting StatesSupplement to OJ 5/1998 PDF HTML Supplement No. 2 to OJ 11/1998
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 2 October 1998 concerning the presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequences in patent applications and the filing of sequence listingsSupplement No. 2 to OJ 11/1998 PDF HTML Notices of the President of the EPO Notice of the President of the EPO dated 20 April 1998 concerning the extension of time limits under Rule 85 EPC 256 PDF HTML Notice from the President of the EPO dated 19 May 1998 concerning accelerated processing of oppositions where infringement proceedings have been instituted 361-362 PDF HTML Notice from the President of the EPO dated 17 September 1998 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 1999 554 PDF HTML Notices of the Vice-Presidents Notice from the Vice-President, Directorate-General 3 concerning decisions taken by the Disciplinary Board of Appeal 211 PDF HTML Notice from the Vice-President Directorate-General 3 dated 19 May 1998 concerning accelerated processing before the boards of appeal 362-363 PDF HTML Notices from the EPO Notice concerning the composition for 1998 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal 55 PDF HTML Notice concerning the composition of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and the boards of appeal of the EPO in the 1998 working year 56-63 PDF HTML Trilateral Statistical Report for 1996 63 PDF HTML Binders for the Patent Bulletin and the Official Journal 66 PDF HTML Standing Advisory Committee before the EPO (SACEPO) 66-68 PDF HTML Impact of the year 2000 on dates and patent document numbers 256 PDF HTML Corrigendum: New patent law in Hong Kong (OJ EPO 1997, 429) Insert PDF HTML EASY in Finland 450 PDF HTML Notice of 5 August 1998 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO 451-457 PDF HTML Notice dated 3 September 1998 concerning the introduction of the euro 499-500 PDF HTML EASY in Belgium 555 PDF HTML Notice dated 20 November 1998 concerning new versions of various forms 597-598 PDF HTML Introduction of paragraph numbering in European patent documents 598-600 PDF HTML Publications Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention 1998 413 PDF HTML Publication of the Official Journal 555 PDF HTML Other information List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 1998 63-65 PDF HTML - REPRESENTATION
Article Page(s) View List of professional representatives before the EPO List of professional representatives before the EPO 69-73 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 128-137 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 212-216 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 257-261 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 318-320 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 384-388 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 414-418 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 458-461 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 503-505 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 556-559 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 603-613 PDF HTML Disciplinary matters Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office 126-127 PDF HTML European qualifying examination Members of the Examination Board and Examination Committees; Examination results 119 PDF HTML Instructions to candidates for preparing their answers 119-124 PDF HTML List of references to landmark decisions 125 PDF HTML Corrigendum: Compendium of the papers of the European qualifying examination (OJ EPO 1997, 577) 126 PDF HTML European qualifying examination 1999 312 PDF HTML Appointment of members of the Examination Board and examination committees 364 PDF HTML Decision of the Examination Board of 28 April 1998 364-368 PDF HTML Announcement of the European qualifying examination 1999 369-383 PDF HTML Examination results 414 PDF HTML Examination results 458 PDF HTML Examination results 501-502 PDF HTML Appointment of members of the Examination Board and examination committees 601-602 PDF HTML Notice from the Examination Secretariat 602 PDF HTML PRAKTIKA INTERN Training at the EPO for patent attorneys 312-317 PDF HTML CEIPI Special Preparatory Course for the CEIPI Seminar on Paper D (legal questions) 262 PDF HTML Seminars on the European patent 462-463 PDF HTML CEIPI/epi Basic training in European patent law 138-140 PDF HTML epi epi Tutorials 74 PDF HTML Examiners are needed for the Examination Committees 216 PDF HTML - INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
Article Page(s) View AT Austria Decision of the Oberster Patent- und Markensenat (Supreme Patent and Trademark Chamber) dated 12 June 1996 – Recombinant DNA molecules "Effectiveness of a reservation in Austria – protection for pharmaceutical products per se" – "Whether a process for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical product is specified" – "Revocation of European patents" 217-218 PDF HTML CH Switzerland Payment of renewal fees 75 PDF HTML DE Germany Judgment of the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice), 10th Civil Senate, dated 5 June 1997 – Weichvorrichtung II (Steeping device II) "Extent of protection conferred by a patent – Relevance of limiting declarations in opposition proceedings" 141 PDF HTML Judgment of the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice), 10th Civil Senate, dated 5 December 1995 – Corioliskraft (Coriolis force) "Period of grace – calculation" 263-266 PDF HTML Referral by the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court) dated 29 January 1998 – Translations/BASF "European patent deemed void if prescribed translation not filed – compatibility with EC Treaty (ECT)" – "Referral to ECJ" 267-277 PDF HTML Amendment of the Patent Law and other laws 614-616 PDF HTML Decision of the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court) dated 25 August 1997 – Steuerbare Filterschaltung (Controllable filter switch) "Extent of protection conferred by a patent – no inadmissible extension of protection by deleting originally non-disclosed features in claims during opposition proceedings – Limitation of claims to scope of original disclosure takes precedence over prohibition on later extension of protection" 617-626 PDF HTML DK Denmark New fee rates 560 PDF HTML ES Spain New fee rates 76-77 PDF HTML GB United Kingdom The Patents (Fees) Rules 1998 506-507 PDF HTML IE Ireland New fee rates 77 PDF HTML LU Luxembourg New patent legislation – summary 78-80 PDF HTML New fee rates 80-81 PDF HTML MC Monaco New fee rates 389 PDF HTML NL Netherlands Decision of the Hoge Raad (Supreme Court) dated 13 January 1995 – Contact lens liquid "Extent of protection conferred by a patent – Consideration of grant file when determining extent of protection" 142 PDF HTML Decision of the Hoge Raad (Supreme Court) dated 23 June 1995 – Follicle stimulation hormone II "Period of grace – calculation – evident abuse" – "Right based on prior use" – "Right to conduct tests" 278-281 PDF HTML PT Portugal New fee rates 560-561 PDF HTML SE Sweden Judgment of the Court of Patent Appeals of 10 May 1995 – Device for pay dispensers "Novelty – prior art – public prior use by placing a product on the market – reproducibility of product for skilled person" – "G 1/92 cited as landmark decision" 321-327 PDF HTML - FEES
Article Page(s) View Important notice 145 PDF HTML Important notice 283 PDF HTML Important notice 563 PDF HTML Rules relating to Fees - Decisions Notice concerning price reduction for use of the Register of European Patents on-line 95 PDF HTML New prices for patent information products and services 95 PDF HTML CY Cyprus 419 PDF HTML Supplement No. 1 to OJ 11/1998
Fees as from 4 December 1998Supplement No. 1 to OJ 11/1998 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 95 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 231-239 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 337-345 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 390 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 419 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 465 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 508 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 628-637 PDF HTML Fees payable under the PCT Reductions in PCT fees 627-628 PDF HTML - INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
Article Page(s) View General Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 1 March 1998) 219-229 PDF HTML European Union Green Paper on the Community patent 82-84 PDF HTML Green Paper on the Community patent 328-331 PDF HTML PCT New agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT 85-94 PDF HTML Launching of the beta-test of the PCT-EASY software for the filing of international applications 143-144 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the EPO dated 26 February 1998 concerning the late-payment fee under Rule 58bis.2 PCT 282 PDF HTML Amendments to the PCT Regulations which will enter into force on or after 1 July 1998 332-336 PDF HTML Accession by Croatia (HR) 336 PDF HTML Accession by Grenada (GD) 464 PDF HTML Accession by India (IN) 562 PDF HTML International exhibitions INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 55 EPC 230 PDF HTML
Supplements / Special editions
| Supplement to OJ 3/1998 Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 February 1998 laying down the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in Cypriot pounds (CYP) | |||
| Supplement to OJ 5/1998 Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 April 1998 revising the equivalents of the fees, costs and prices in the currencies of certain Contracting States | |||
| Supplement No. 1 to OJ 11/1998 Fees as from 4 December 1998 | |||
| Supplement No. 2 to OJ 11/1998 Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 2 October 1998 concerning the presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequences in patent applications and the filing of sequence listings | |||
| Special Edition to OJ EPO 1998: EPO BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW IN 1997 | HTML |