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Article Page(s) View Information from the Enlarged Board of Appeal Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 1/11 478 PDF HTML Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal Opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 12 May 2010 – G 3/08 10-59 PDF HTML Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 15 February 2010 – G 1/07 134-211 PDF HTML Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 27 September 2010 – G 1/09 336-352 PDF HTML Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 1 September 2010 – J 18/09 480-503 PDF HTML Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 21 July 2011 – J 25/10 624-632 PDF HTML Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal Interlocutory decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.03 dated 17 June 2010 – T 1145/09 94-107 PDF HTML Interlocutory decision of the Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.08 dated 25 June 2010 – T 1068/07 256-270 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.02 dated 27 October 2010 – T 1635/09 542-578 PDF HTML Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.01 dated 24 May 2011 – T 777/08 633-643 PDF HTML - INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Article Page(s) View Official Journal Index, Year 34/2011 Insert PDF Decisions of the President of the EPO Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 December 2010 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in Japan, the United Kingdom or the United States of America from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme 62-63 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 December 2010 concerning the information given in the European Patent Register 110 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 2 February 2011 revising the basic fee for the European qualifying examination 214 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 28 April 2011 on the filing of sequence listings 372-375 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 May 2011 concerning the filing of third party observations under Article 115 EPC by means of an online form 418-419 PDF HTML Notices of the President of the EPO Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 6 September 2011 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2012 506 PDF HTML Notices from the EPO Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 December 2010 concerning exemption under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results – utilisation scheme 64-65 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 29 November 2010 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO 67-73 PDF HTML Binders for the Official Journal 80 PDF HTML Official Journal special edition: "15th European Patent Judges' Symposium" 111 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 March 2011 concerning the situation in Japan after the earthquake on 11 March 2011 272 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 March 2011 concerning identification of the examining division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (Rule 36(1)(a) EPC) and the entry of this communication's date of despatch in the European Patent Register 273-274 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 5 April 2011 concerning updated Form 1200 (entry into the European phase) and the possibility to waive the right to the communication under Rules 161(1) or (2) and 162 EPC 354-355 PDF HTML Warning Beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents 356 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 28 April 2011 concerning the filing of sequence listings 376-384 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 May 2011 concerning the filing of third party observations under Article 115 EPC by means of an online form 420-422 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 May 2011 concerning amendment of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office 423-425 PDF HTML New print functionality for EPO legal texts 426 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office reminding applicants of the exemptions under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme 580-581 PDF HTML Official Journal special edition: "Case Law from the Contracting States to the EPC" 582 PDF HTML Publications Official Journal special edition: "EPO Board of Appeal Case Law" 357 PDF HTML National law relating to the EPC 442 PDF HTML Other information List of holidays observed by EPO filing offices and the national patent authorities in 2011 75-79 PDF HTML - REPRESENTATION
Article Page(s) View Examination Board for the European Qualifying Examination Decision of the Examination Board 584 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO List of professional representatives before the EPO 82-88 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 114-119 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 230-238 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 276-286 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 360-367 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 386-391 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 428-432 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 444-450 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 517-530 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 594-610 PDF HTML List of professional representatives before the EPO 646-652 PDF HTML Examination matters Examination Matters 2011: An interactive seminar on patent examination practice at the EPO 392-393 PDF HTML European qualifying examination Appointment of members of the Supervisory Board, Examination Board and Examination Committees 216-219 PDF HTML Examination Board for the European qualifying examination: Examination results 220 PDF HTML Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2012 pre-examination and main examination 221-229 PDF HTML Examination Board for the European qualifying examination: Examination results 508-516 PDF HTML Instructions to candidates concerning the conduct of the European qualifying examination 585-590 PDF HTML Supplement to OJ 3/2011
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Article Page(s) View Rules relating to Fees - Decisions Fees for international applications 469 PDF HTML Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts 539 PDF HTML Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 November 2011 revising the Office's fees and expenses 658-660 PDF HTML Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts 662 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices 92 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices 128 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices 254 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices 330 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices 370 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices 412 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices 436 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices 468 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices 538 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices 612 PDF HTML Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices 661 PDF HTML - INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
Article Page(s) View General Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties (situation on 1 March 2011) 306-326 PDF HTML PCT Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 March 2011 concerning informal clarification by the European Patent Office acting as International Searching Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) 327-328 PDF HTML Accession to the PCT by Qatar (QA) 410 PDF HTML Accession to the PCT by Rwanda (RW) 434 PDF HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 31 August 2011 concerning the issuance of a second written opinion in the procedure under Chapter II PCT 532-535 PDF HTML
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| Special Edition no. 1 to OJ EPO 2011: 15th European Patent Judges' Symposium Lisbon / 14-18 September 2010 | HTML | ||
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