| I. Notice concerning the composition of the Presidium of the boards of appeal for the years 2012/2013 | 1 | PDF | HTML |
| II. Business distribution 2012 II.1 Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for the year 2012 | 2-9 | PDF | HTML |
| II.2 Business distribution scheme of the Legal Board of Appeal for the year 2012 | 10-11 | PDF | HTML |
| II.3 Business distribution scheme of the Technical Boards of Appeal for the year 2012 | 12-25 | PDF | HTML |
| II.4 Business distribution scheme of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal for the year 2012 | 26-27 | PDF | HTML |
| III. RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL III.1 Decision of the Administrative Council of 7 December 2006 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office | 28-37 | PDF | HTML |
| III.2 Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 October 2007 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office | 38-49 | PDF | HTML |
| III.3 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office | 50-58 | PDF | HTML |
| IV. ACCELERATED PROCESSING IV.1 Accelerated processing before the boards of appeal | 59-60 | PDF | HTML |
| V. ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION OF DECISIONS V.1 Communication from the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 15 December 2011 concerning the electronic authentication of decisions of the boards of appeal of the EPO | 61 | PDF | HTML |
| VI. REGISTRARS OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL VI.1 Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 12 November 2007 concerning the transfer of tasks to the Registry of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | 62-64 | PDF | HTML |
| VI.2 Decision of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal dated 12 November 2007 concerning the transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal | 65-67 | PDF | HTML |
| VII. ORAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARDS OF APPEAL VII.1 Notice of the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 16 July 2007 concerning oral proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO (OJ EPO 2007, Special edition No. 3, 115) | 68-69 | PDF | HTML |
| VII.2 Notice of the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 16 July 2007 concerning sound recording devices in oral proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO (OJ EPO 2007, Special edition No. 3, 117) | 70 | PDF | HTML |
| VII.3 Communication from the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 16 July 2007 concerning the obligation to give notice pursuant to Rule 4(1), first sentence, EPC in proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO (use of an alternative official language in oral proceedings) (OJ EPO 2007, Special edition No. 3, 118) | 71 | PDF | HTML |
| VII.4 Compensation and fees payable to witnesses and experts (OJ EPO 1983, 100) | 72-76 | PDF | HTML |
| VIII. REPRESENTATION VIII.1 Filing of authorisations | 77-78 | PDF | HTML |
| IX. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION IX.1 Public notification under Rule 129 EPC | 79-80 | PDF | HTML |
| X. MAINTENANCE OF FILES, FILE INSPECTION X.1 PHOENIX electronic file system for the creation, maintenance and preservation of files | 81-82 | PDF | HTML |
| X.2 Inspection of files | 83-85 | PDF | HTML |
| X.3 Documents excluded from file inspection | 86-87 | PDF | HTML |
| XI. FILING OF PATENT APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS XI.1 Filing of patent applications and other documents by facsimile | 88-92 | PDF | HTML |
| XI.2 Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 26 February 2009 concerning the electronic filing of documents (OJ EPO 2009, 182) | 93-97 | PDF | HTML |
| XI.3 Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 8 February 2010 concerning the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic filing of documents | 98-99 | PDF | HTML |
| XI.4 Electronic signatures, data carriers and software to be used for the electronic filing of patent applications and other documents | 100-101 | PDF | HTML |
| XII. LATE RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS XII.1 Application of Rule 133 EPC on the late receipt of documents | 102-103 | PDF | HTML |
| XIII. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LEGAL DIVISION XIII.1 Responsibilities of the Legal Division | 104-105 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV. REPRESENTATIVES, EPI, REGULATION ON DISCIPLINE XIV.1 Regulation on the establishment of an institute of professional representatives before the European Patent Office | 106-112 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.2 Code of Conduct of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (OJ EPO 2003, 523) | 113-118 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.3 Regulation on discipline for professional representatives (OJ EPO 1978, 91, OJ EPO 2008, 14) | 119-130 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.4 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (OJ EPO1980, 177 as amended in OJ EPO 2007, 552) | 131-140 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.5 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office (OJ EPO 1980, 183 as amended in OJ EPO 2007, 552) | 141-148 | PDF | HTML |
