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INFORMATION FROM THE EPO

Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention - edition 2006

In July 2006, Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention, edition 2006, will be published.

The revised and updated version of the collection of the most important regulations adopted since 1977, arranged according to the articles and rules of the EPC and of the Rules relating to Fees, contains an extensive index in the three official languages of the EPO and an additional overview of all regulations arranged by publication date in the Official Journal of the EPO.

This collection contains a comprehensive selection of regulations implementing the European Patent Convention, which have all been published at some time in the Official Journal of the EPO and mainly take the form of

• decisions by the Administrative Council
• decisions and communications by the President of the EPO
• rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal and of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the EPO
• legal advice from the EPO
• agreements between the EPO and national offices or WIPO.

There are also notices concerning important EPO forms. The regulations selected for inclusion are reproduced in full. The collection is published in the three official languages of the EPO. The English, French and German editions each cost EUR 41 (incl. postage).

Orders should be addressed to the EPO's sub-office in Vienna, which distributes publications.

Now also available from booksellers.