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Article Page(s) View Intergovernmental conference of the member states of the European Patent Organisation on the reform of the patent system in Europe, Paris, 24 and 25 June 1999 545-553 PDF HTML - ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Article Page(s) View Composition of the Administrative Council Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at June 1999) 440-441 PDF HTML Reports on meetings of the Administrative Council Report on the 73rd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation in Munich (8 to 10 December 1998) 57-66 PDF HTML Report on the 76th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (15 and 16 June 1999) 425-437 PDF HTML Report on the 77th meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation in Munich (13 October 1999) 659-660 PDF HTML Decisions of the Administrative Council Decision of the Administrative Council of 10 December 1998 amending the European Patent Convention and its Implementing Regulations 1-4 PDF HTML Decision of the Administrative Council of 10 December 1998 amending the Rules relating to Fees ("Introduction of the euro") 5-8 PDF HTML Decision of the Administrative Council of 10 December 1998 amending the Rules relating to Fees ("Reduction of fees") 9-10 PDF HTML Decision of the Administrative Council of 16 June 1999 amending the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention 437-440 PDF HTML Decision of the Administrative Council of 13 October 1999 amending the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention and the Rules relating to Fees 660-667 PDF HTML - BOARDS OF APPEAL
Article Page(s) View Information from the Enlarged Board of Appeal Referrals by boards of appeal 442 PDF HTML Referrals by boards of appeal 589 PDF HTML Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 12 November 1998 – G 2/97 (Language of the proceedings) 123-132 PDF HTML Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 21 January 1999 – G 3/97 (Translation) 245-270 PDF HTML Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 21 January 1999 – G 4/97 (Language of the proceedings) 270-272 PDF HTML Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 20 January 1998 – J 7/96 443-464 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 13 October 1998 – J 26/95 (Language of the proceedings) 668-686 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 6 May 1999 – J 8/98 (Language of the proceedings) 687-694 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 24 March 1999 – J 32/95 713-732 PDF HTML Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 5 August 1998 – T 377/95 (Language of the proceedings) 11-33 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 15 November 1997 – W 1/97 33-41 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.2 dated 5 February 1998 – T 450/97 (Language of the proceedings) 67-79 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 8 April 1997 – T 207/94 273-295 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 3 November 1997 – T 161/96 331-345 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.2 dated 21 September 1998 – T 685/98 346-356 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.1 dated 25 November 1998 – T 284/94 (Language of the proceedings) 464-488 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.2.2 dated 16 November 1998 – T 167/97 488-495 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 9 October 1998 – T 227/97 495-502 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.4.2 dated 17 December 1998 – T 315/97 554-565 PDF HTML Interlocutory decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.4 dated 15 April 1999 T 272/95 590-608 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 dated 1 July 1998 – T 1173/97 (Language of the proceedings) 609-632 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.3 dated 17 November 1998 – T 1007/95 733-745 PDF HTML Decisions of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal Decision of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal dated 25 June 1998 – D 12/97 566-570 PDF HTML - INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Article Page(s) View Legal Advice No. 19/99 – Filing of a translation of the previous application or a declaration under Rule 38(4) EPC 296-299 PDF HTML Corrigendum: Legal Advice No. 19/99 (OJ EPO 1999, 296) 571 PDF HTML Official Journal Index, Year 22/1999 Insert PDF Decisions of the President of the EPO Decision of the President of the EPO dated 7 January 1999 implementing the Rules relating to Fees and amending the Arrangements for deposit accounts and their annexes 42-45 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the EPO dated 11 December 1998 concerning the application of Rule 84(a) EPC on the late receipt of documents 45-46 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the EPO dated 22 December 1998 on the filing of priority documents 80-81 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the EPO dated 25 March 1999 concerning the carrying out of international-type searches and the setting of a new fee for such searches 300-301 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the EPO dated 3 September 1999 concerning documents excluded from file inspection 633-634 PDF HTML Notices of the President of the EPO Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 8 July 1999 concerning the closing of the European Patent Office on 3 and 4 January 2000 572 PDF HTML Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 30 September 1999 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2000 695 PDF HTML Notices of the Vice-Presidents Notice from the Vice-President Directorate-General 2 of the EPO dated 28 April 1999 concerning the entrustment to non-examining staff of certain duties normally the responsibility of the examining or opposition divisions 503-509 PDF HTML Notices from the EPO Binders for the Patent Bulletin and the Official Journal 49 PDF HTML Notice concerning closure of EPO cash offices 81 PDF HTML Notice concerning the composition for 1999 of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal 81-82 PDF HTML Notice concerning the composition of the Enlarged Board of Appeal and the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office in the 1999 working year 82-90 PDF HTML Publication of the annex to the European search report 90-91 PDF HTML EASY in Sweden 91 PDF HTML Notice from the EPO dated 12 February 1999 concerning publication of official notes on the Internet 133 PDF HTML Price of advertisements 134 PDF HTML Extension of European patents to Slovenia 183 PDF HTML Notice dated 1 April 1999 concerning amendment of the European Patent Convention, the Implementing Regulations, and the Rules relating to Fees 301-310 PDF HTML Notice dated 13 April 1999 concerning revised Form 1200 310-311 PDF HTML Decisions of the EPO boards of appeal on the Internet 312 PDF HTML Concurrent search pilot programme of the Trilateral Offices 313 PDF HTML Notice of the EPO concerning changes to the debt recovery procedure 357 PDF HTML Request for grant of a European patent Insert PDF Notice dated 16 April 1999 concerning the revised Request for Grant form 359-379 PDF HTML Notice dated 2 June 1999 concerning correspondence with the Office via e-mail 509 PDF HTML Notice dated 26 May 1999 concerning amendment of the Guidelines for examination in the European Patent Office 510-522 PDF HTML Notice dated 1 July 1999 concerning the amendment of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention 573-582 PDF HTML The EPO's Vienna sub-office is moving 634 PDF HTML epoline® Helpdesk at The Hague 634-635 PDF HTML Notice dated 13 October 1999 concerning amendment of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention and of the Rules relating to Fees 696-700 PDF HTML Standing Advisory Committee before the EPO (SACEPO) 700-702 PDF HTML EPO night letter-box in Munich 746 PDF HTML Warning Beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents 746-747 PDF HTML Publications Case Law of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO 90 PDF HTML Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention 1999 358 PDF HTML New edition of the Guidelines for examination in the EPO 522 PDF HTML National law relating to the EPC 635 PDF HTML 10th edition of the "European Patent Convention" 747 PDF HTML EPO Publications: "Guide for applicants – part 2": PCT procedure before the EPO – "euro-PCT" 747 PDF HTML Other information List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 1999 46-48 PDF HTML - REPRESENTATION
Article Page(s) View Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination Examination Board for the European qualifying examination 50 PDF HTML Decision of the Examination Board of 23 September 1998 amending the Instructions concerning the qualifications required for enrolment for the European qualifying examination 92-93 PDF HTML Examination Board for the European qualifying examination 135 PDF HTML Examination Board 380 PDF HTML Examination Board for the European qualifying examination 636-638 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO List of professional representatives before the EPO 50-55 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 95-100 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 135-143 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 184-188 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 315-319 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 396-399 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 528-532 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 583-585 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 639-646 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 704-708 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 749-759 PDF HTML Disciplinary matters Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the EPO 314 PDF HTML Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the EPO 523 PDF HTML European qualifying examination Instructions to candidates concerning the conduct of the examination 93 PDF HTML Instructions to candidates for preparing their answers 93-94 PDF HTML List of references to landmark decisions 94-95 PDF HTML Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2000 380-395 PDF HTML Application for enrolment for the European qualifying examination 2000 Insert PDF Members of examination committees 703 PDF HTML Compendium of the papers of the European qualifying examination 748-749 PDF HTML PRAKTIKA INTERN Training at the EPO for patent attorneys 399 PDF HTML Training at the EPO for patent attorneys 523-527 PDF HTML CEIPI European patents – Strasbourg seminars to prepare for the EQE 2000, involving the EPO and European patent practitioners 400-401 PDF HTML CEIPI/epi Special Preparatory Course for the CEIPI Seminar on Paper D (legal questions) 189 PDF HTML Basic training in European patent law 190-192 PDF HTML epi Code of Professional Conduct 402-403 PDF HTML epi epi tutorials 1999 143-144 PDF HTML The Professional Qualification Committee of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO (epi) is looking for tutors 402 PDF HTML Examiners are needed for the examination committees 402 PDF HTML Council of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO 533-536 PDF HTML Amended Code of Professional Conduct in force 537 PDF HTML Code of Conduct of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO 537-542 PDF HTML - INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
Article Page(s) View Impact of the European Patent Convention on national law 145-146 PDF HTML AT Austria Amendment of the Patent Law and other laws 146-148 PDF HTML BE Belgium Specific provisions concerning the language system 320-322 PDF HTML CH Switzerland New fee rates for renewal fees 647 PDF HTML CY Cyprus Impact of the European Patent Convention on national law 149-154 PDF HTML DE Germany Judgment of the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice), 10th Civil Senate, dated 5 May 1998 – "Regenbecken" (Rainwater reservoir) "Interpretation of a patent and assessment of the prior art in opposition and appeal proceedings before the EPO – expert opinion – no binding effect on national revocation proceedings – European patent No. 211 058" 322-327 PDF HTML Judgment of the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice), 10th Civil Senate, dated 12 May 1998 – "Shock wave lithotripter" "Limitation of patent in revocation proceedings" – "Inventive step – combination of individual features – secondary indicia" (European patent 317 507) 647-655 PDF HTML Judgment of the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice), 10th Civil Senate, dated 17 February 1999 – "Kontaktfederblock" (Contact spring set) "Scope of patent protection – infringement by equivalent means – Formstein objection" 709 PDF HTML Judgment of the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice), 10th Civil Senate, dated 19 May 1999 – "Anschraubscharnier" (Screw-on hinge) "Novelty – public prior use by virtue of delivery" 710 PDF HTML DK Denmark New fee rates 760 PDF HTML SE Sweden New rates for renewal fees 761 PDF HTML - FEES
Article Page(s) View Important notice 56 PDF HTML Important notice 330 PDF HTML Important notice concerning fees 657 PDF HTML Important notice concerning fees 711 PDF HTML Important notice concerning fees 762 PDF HTML Rules relating to Fees - Decisions Introduction of the euro and amendment of the Rules relating to Fees 120-121 PDF HTML Fee reduction 1999 405-408 PDF HTML Corrigendum: Schedule of fees, costs and prices of the EPO (Supplement to Official Journal No. 5/1999) 543 PDF HTML Corrigendum: Schedule of fees, costs and prices of the EPO (Supplement to Official Journal No. 5/1999) 657 PDF HTML Reduction in the PCT designation fee 712 PDF HTML Supplement No. 1 to OJ 1/1999
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Fees as from 1 July 1999Supplement to OJ 5/1999 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 167-181 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 244 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 408-423 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 543 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 587 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 657 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 711 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices 762-777 PDF HTML Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) Important notice concerning the revised version of the Arrangements for deposit accounts 121 PDF HTML Supplement to OJ 2/1999
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Article Page(s) View General Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 1 March 1999) 232-243 PDF HTML European Union Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions 101-119 PDF HTML Report on the hearing of 5 October 1998 on a grace period for patents 155-165 PDF HTML Resolution of the European Parliament, dated 19 November 1998 on the Commission Green Paper on the Community patent and the patent system in Europe: Promoting innovation through patents 193-197 PDF HTML Communication from the Commission dated 5 February 1999 to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee: Promoting innovation through patents – The follow-up to the Green Paper on the Community Patent and the Patent System in Europe 197-232 PDF HTML PCT Accession by the United Arab Emirates (AE) 119 PDF HTML Accession by South Africa (ZA) 119 PDF HTML Reminder: EASY for international applications 165-166 PDF HTML Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT 328 PDF HTML Access to PCT files 329 PDF HTML Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT 404 PDF HTML Accession by Costa Rica (CR) 586 PDF HTML Accession by Dominica (DM) 586 PDF HTML Accession by the United Republic of Tanzania (TZ) 586 PDF HTML Accession by Morocco (MA) 656 PDF HTML
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| Supplement No. 1 to OJ 1/1999 Fees as from 2 March 1999 | |||
| Supplement to OJ 2/1999 Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) | HTML | ||
| Supplement to OJ 5/1999 Fees as from 1 July 1999 | |||
| Special Edition no. 1 to OJ EPO 1999: BOARD OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 1998 | |||
| Special Edition no. 2 to OJ EPO 1999: Ninth European Patent Judges' Symposium Madrid 6 to 9 October 1998 | HTML |