| Information from the EPO |
| Decisions of the President of the EPO |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2015 revising the fee for an international-type search | A4 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 February 2016 revising point 5.3 of the Arrangements for deposit accounts | A14 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 February 2016 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in Spain from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme | A18 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 29 September 2016 revising points 5.3 and 7 of the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) | A83 | PDF | HTML |
| Notices of the President of the EPO |
| Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 21 July 2016 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2017 | A74 | PDF | HTML |
| Notices from the EPO |
| Validation of European patents in Morocco (MA) | A5 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 December 2015 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO | A7 | PDF | HTML |
| Events: Search Matters and Examination Matters 2016 | A15 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 February 2016 concerning exemption under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results – utilisation scheme | A19 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 February 2016 concerning search and examination fees; Annex to the notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 February 2016 concerning search and examination fees
| A20 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 March 2016 concerning amendment of the signature requirements in online filing | A21 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 March 2016 concerning amended Rule 82 EPC | A22 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents | A23 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 April 2016 concerning the situation in Japan and Ecuador after the earthquakes on 14 and 16 April 2016 | A31 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the EPO concerning the opposition procedure as from 1 July 2016 | A42 | PDF | HTML |
| Information from the EPO on streamlined opposition proceedings | A43 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 June 2016 concerning refunds of the examination fee (Article 11 of the Rules relating to Fees) | A49 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office concerning publication of the "Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention" – 2016 edition | A51 | PDF | HTML |
| Corrigendum, OJ EPO May 2016 (A42) | A55 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents | A61 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 August 2016 concerning the handling of enquiries as to the processing of files | A66 | PDF | HTML |
| Validation of European patents in the Republic of Moldova | A67 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 September 2016 concerning updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | A76 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 September 2016 concerning updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) | A77 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 September 2016 concerning the online filing of subsequently filed documents under the PCT, including the demand under PCT Chapter II | A78 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 29 September 2016 concerning improvements and changes to fee payment via deposit accounts | A84 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 October 2016 concerning amended Rule 147 EPC | A90 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2016 concerning amendments to Rules 51(2) and 162(2) EPC | A103 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 November 2016 concerning the staying of proceedings due to the Commission Notice on certain articles of Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions | A104 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 29 November 2016 concerning the staying of proceedings due to referral G 1/16 | A105 | PDF | HTML |
| Events: Search Matters 2017 | A107 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway |
| Request for participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme | A44 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and IP Australia based on PCT and national work products | A54 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore based on PCT and national work products | A68 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia based on PCT and national work products | A75 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the IP5 Offices based on PCT and national work products | A106 | PDF | HTML |
| Publications |
| 16th edition of the European Patent Convention | A50 | PDF | HTML |
| New edition of publications of the EPO | A52 | PDF | HTML |
| Case law of the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office – 8th edition | A53 | PDF | HTML |
| Other information |
| List of days in 2016 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed | A6 | PDF | HTML |
| Representation |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A8 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A16 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A25 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A32 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A45 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A56 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A62 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A69 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A79 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A85 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A92 | PDF | HTML |
| Internship for patent professionals – Praktika Intern 2017 – working with examiners | A93 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A109 | PDF | HTML |
| European qualifying examination |
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2017; Pre-examination and main examination | A24 | PDF | HTML |
| European qualifying examination – Examination Board for the European qualifying examination – Examination results | A91 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice of the Examination Secretariat of the European qualifying examination – Registration pursuant to Rule 28 of the Implementing provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination | A108 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI |
| CEIPI seminars for the EQE pre-examination 2017 | A33 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI – European qualifying examination 2017 ("main examination") | A34 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI/epi – Basic training in European patent law | A35 | PDF | HTML |
| Fees |
| Rules relating to Fees - Decisions |
| Fees for international applications: no changes to the equivalent amounts | A111 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A9 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A17 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2016 | A26 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A36 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A46 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A57 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A63 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A70 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A80 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A86 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A94 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A110 | PDF | HTML |
