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Article Page(s) View Official Journal Index, Year 29/2006 Insert PDF Decisions of the President of the EPO Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 1 January 2006 concerning the refund of search fees under Article 10(2) of the Rules relating to Fees 83-84 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 February 2006 concerning the refund of search fees under Article 10(2) of the Rules relating to Fees 189-191 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 25 April 2006 concerning the completion of the technical preparations for the publication of European patent applications 405 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 June 2006 on the summary listing of references cited by the applicant in European patent applications and European patent specifications 428-429 PDF HTML Notices of the President of the EPO Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 July 2006 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2007 445 PDF HTML Corrigendum: the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2007 (OJ EPO 8-9/2006, 445) 610 PDF HTML Notices from the EPO Notice of 30 November 2005 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO 85-91 PDF HTML Binders for the Official Journal 96 PDF HTML Notice from the EPO dated 27 January 2006 concerning deposit of the fifteenth instrument of ratification of the EPC Revision Act 138 PDF HTML Notice from the EPO dated 1 March 2006 concerning search and examination fees 192-198 PDF HTML Annex to the Notice from the EPO dated 1 March 2006 concerning search and examination fees 199-203 PDF HTML Notice from the EPO dated 1 February 2006 concerning new functionalities in the Online Fee Payment service 204-205 PDF HTML Notice dated 27 February 2006 concerning updated EPO Forms 1010, 1037 and 1038 285-292 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office regarding decision T 713/02 293 PDF HTML Processing of documents filed by fax with the EPO at The Hague 373 PDF HTML Notice from the EPO dated 25 April 2006 concerning the withdrawal of the application to prevent publication 406-408 PDF HTML Notice from the EPO dated 25 April 2006 concerning the completion of technical preparations for publication of European patent specifications 409 PDF HTML Warning Beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents 429 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 July 2006 concerning the EPO Online Multipay Tool for preparing batch debit orders when using Online Fee Payment 446-447 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 21 July 2006 concerning revision of Form 1200 (Entry into the European phase) 447-473 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 July 2006 concerning the exclusion from patentability under Rule 23d(c) and/or Article 53(a) EPC – human embryonic stem cell culture 534 PDF HTML Notice from the EPO dated 15 August 2006 concerning the inspection of files and online consultation of the European Patent Register 535-538 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 September 2006 concerning staying of proceedings 538-539 PDF HTML Updated information concerning interviews and oral proceedings to be held as a video-conference 585-587 PDF HTML Introduction of a central e-mail address for the whole Office 610 PDF HTML Publications 12th edition of the 'European Patent Convention' 205 PDF HTML New edition of the EPO Guide for applicants (Part 2) – 'Euro-PCT', December 2005 293 PDF HTML Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention – edition 2006 410 PDF HTML Other information List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 2006 92-95 PDF HTML - REPRESENTATION
Article Page(s) View EPO passes for professional representatives 545 PDF HTML Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination Examination results 206 PDF HTML List of references to landmark decisions 206 PDF HTML Appointment of members of examination committees 430 PDF HTML Notice regarding the European qualifying examination 2008 475-476 PDF HTML Appointment of members of the examination committees 540 PDF HTML Examination results 540-544 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO List of professional representatives before the EPO 97-108 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 140-146 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 245-251 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 296-301 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 374-380 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 412-419 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 431-436 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 477-482 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 546-553 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 588-593 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 617-636 PDF HTML Disciplinary matters Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office 139 PDF HTML Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office 295 PDF HTML Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office 411 PDF HTML European qualifying examination Notice from the Examination Secretariat 139 PDF HTML Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2007 207-244 PDF HTML Appointment of members of the Examination Board and examination committees 294 PDF HTML European qualifying examination 2007 Important information Basic fee for the European qualifying examination 374 PDF HTML Appointment of members of the Examination Board 611-612 PDF HTML Instructions to candidates 613-614 PDF HTML Examination results 614 PDF HTML Notice from the Examination Secretariat 615-616 PDF HTML Supplement to OJ 12/2006
Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representativesSupplement to OJ 12/2006 PDF HTML PRAKTIKA INTERN In-house training programme for patent professionals 437-438 PDF HTML CEIPI Basic training in European patent law 302-304 PDF HTML European qualifying examination 2007 – CEIPI preparatory seminars, January/February 2007 381-383 PDF HTML Introductory ("Pre-prep") courses in autumn 2006 for the CEIPI preparatory seminars in 2007 on Papers AB (Claim drafting and responding to the Office communication), C (Opposition) and D (Legal questions) 384-385 PDF HTML Special course on Paper C (Opposition) for "multiple resitters" 386-387 PDF HTML epi New epi Tutorial 305-306 PDF HTML - INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
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Article Page(s) View Important notice 639 PDF HTML Rules relating to Fees - Decisions Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 February 2006 revising the Office's fees and costs 255-258 PDF HTML Schedule of fees and costs of the EPO (applicable as from 1 April 2006) Insert PDF Supplement to OJ 3/2006
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Article Page(s) View General Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 1 March 2006) 308-328 PDF HTML PCT Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 1 January 2006 concerning revised amounts of the refund of search fees in the light of the new working agreement with France as from 1 January 2006 111-113 PDF HTML Notice from the EPO concerning limitation of the EPO's competence as a PCT authority 149-150 PDF HTML Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 February 2006 concerning revised amounts of the refund of search fees by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority in the light of the adjustment of fees and prices as from 1 April 2006 252-254 PDF HTML Accession to the PCT by the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LA) 390 PDF HTML Accession to the PCT by Honduras (HN) 390 PDF HTML Accession to the PCT by Malaysia (MY) 420 PDF HTML Accession to the PCT by the Republic of El Salvador (SV) 420 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 8 June 2006 concerning the number of copies to be filed of the documents making up the international patent application for which the European Patent Office (EPO) acts as receiving Office under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) 439 PDF HTML Accession to the PCT by Guatemala (GT) 489 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 July 2006 concerning prolongation of the limitation of the EPO's competence as a PCT Authority 555 PDF HTML
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