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Article Page(s) View Official Journal Index, Year 30/2007 Insert PDF Decisions of the President of the EPO Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 January 2007 on the filing of priority documents 94-95 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 25 June 2007 on the filing of priority documents 470-471 PDF HTML Notices of the President of the EPO Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 August 2007 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2008 502 PDF HTML Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 August 2007 concerning the extension of time limits according to Rule 85 EPC 503 PDF HTML Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2007 concerning the extension of time limits according to Rule 85 EPC 670 PDF HTML Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2007 concerning the wildfires in Southern California, USA, on 22 October 2007 671 PDF HTML Notices from the EPO Notice dated 9 October 2006 concerning updated EPO Form 1004.1 27-34 PDF HTML Notice of 27 November 2006 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO 35-41 PDF HTML Binders for the Official Journal 46 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 January 2007 regarding the Utilisation Pilot Project 96-99 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 January 2007 concerning the launch of Online Filing software version 3.20 139-140 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 January 2007 concerning the decision to cease to accept European and international patent applications produced with version 2.10 or any earlier version of the epoline® Online Filing software 140-141 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 February 2007 concerning longer access times for Online Fee Payment 142 PDF HTML Notice dated 13 February 2007 concerning an updated version of the Request for Grant form (Form 1001) 143-147 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 March 2007 concerning the direct applicability of Article 70(7) of the TRIPS Agreement in Spain to European patent applications filed prior to the expiry of the reservation entered by Spain under Article 167 EPC 258-260 PDF HTML Draft EPC 2000 Guidelines 344 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 May 2007 concerning the Co-operation and Extension Agreement with the former State Union of Serbia and Montenegro 406-407 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 18 June 2007 following up on the Notice dated 8 March 2007 concerning the issue of the direct applicability of Article 70(7) of the TRIPS Agreement in Spain to European patent applications filed prior to the expiry of the reservation entered by Spain under Article 167(2)(a) EPC 439-441 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 25 June 2007, regarding the automatic exchange of priority documents between the European Patent Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office 472 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 June 2007 concerning practical aspects of the electronic exchange of priority documents between the EPO and the USPTO 473-476 PDF HTML Discontinuation of standard and special searches by the European Patent Office 477 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 September 2007 on implementation of the transitional provisions of the EPC 2000 applicable during the transition from the EPC 1973 to the EPC 2000 504-507 PDF HTML Open Day in Munich, 4 December 2007 507-508 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 October 2007 concerning amendment of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office 589-592 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 October 2007 concerning business methods 592-593 PDF HTML Examination of computer-implemented inventions at the European Patent Office with particular attention to computer-implemented business methods 594-600 PDF HTML Standing Advisory Committee before the EPO (SACEPO) 601-602 PDF HTML Publications National law relating to the EPC 46 PDF HTML Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention – edition 2007 442 PDF HTML 13th edition of the "European Patent Convention" 478 PDF HTML Other information List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 2007 42-45 PDF HTML - REPRESENTATION
Article Page(s) View Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination Appointment of members of examination committees 47 PDF HTML Appointment of members of examination committees 148 PDF HTML List of references to landmark decisions 149 PDF HTML Appointment of members of examination committees 408 PDF HTML Appointment of members of examination committees 479 PDF HTML Examination results 479 PDF HTML Appointment of members of examination committees 509 PDF HTML Examination results 509-512 PDF HTML Appointment of members of the examination committees 603-604 PDF HTML Appointment of members of examination committees 672 PDF HTML Examination results 672 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO List of professional representatives before the EPO 48-56 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 100-105 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 188-198 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 261-268 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 345-351 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 409-418 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 443-450 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 480-485 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 513-527 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 605-616 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 673-682 PDF HTML Disciplinary matters Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office 187 PDF HTML Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office 479 PDF HTML European qualifying examination Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2008 150-186 PDF HTML Supplement to OJ 12/2007
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Article Page(s) View Rules relating to Fees - Decisions Fees for international applications 529 PDF HTML Abolition of payment by cheque 626 PDF HTML Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 13 December 2007 Insert PDF Fees for international applications 696 PDF HTML Supplement to OJ 11/2007
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Article Page(s) View General Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 1 March 2007) 280-300 PDF HTML PCT Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 November 2006 concerning the termination of PCT-EASY filings with the European Patent Office as receiving Office under the PCT as from 1 April 2007 58-59 PDF HTML Accession to the PCT by Malta (MT) 60 PDF HTML Accession to the PCT by the Kingdom of Bahrain (BH) 110 PDF HTML Accession to the PCT by the Dominican Republic (DO) 300 PDF HTML New Agreement between the European Patent Organisation and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization 617-625 PDF HTML Accession to the PCT by the Republic of Angola (AO) 625 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 November 2007 concerning the withdrawal of reservations under the PCT 692-695 PDF HTML
Supplements / Special editions
| Supplement to OJ 1/2007 Presidium and Business distribution 2007 | |||
| Supplement to OJ 10/2007 Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) and their annexes (valid from the entry into force of the Revision Act of 29 November 2000) | HTML | ||
| Supplement to OJ 11/2007 Schedule of fees and expenses applicable as from 13 December 2007 | |||
| Supplement to OJ 12/2007 Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives as from 1 May 1994 | |||
| Special Edition no. 1 to OJ EPO 2007: Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000) New texts relevant for patent practitioners | |||
| Special Edition no. 2 to OJ EPO 2007: 13th European Patent Judges' Symposium Thessaloniki – 12 to 16 September 2006 | |||
| Special Edition no. 3 to OJ EPO 2007: Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000) Update of decisions of the President and notices from the European Patent Office of relevance to patent practitioners | |||
| Special Edition no. 4 to OJ EPO 2007: Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000) Synoptic presentation EPC 1973/2000 – Part I: The Articles | |||
| Special Edition no. 5 to OJ EPO 2007: Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000) Synoptic presentation EPC 1973/2000 – Part II: The Implementing Regulations | |||
| Special Edition no. 6 to OJ EPO 2007: EPO Board of Appeal Case Law 2006 | |||
| Special Edition no. 7 to OJ EPO 2007: Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000) Update of EPO forms of relevance to patent practitioners |