| I. NOTICE CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL FOR THE YEARS 2016/2017 |
| I. NOTICE CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL FOR THE YEARS 2016/2017 | 1 | PDF | HTML |
| II. BUSINESS DISTRIBUTION 2016 |
| II.1 Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for the year 2016 | 2-10 | PDF | HTML |
| II.2 Business distribution scheme of the Legal Board of Appeal for the year 2016 | 11-12 | PDF | HTML |
| II.3 Business distribution scheme of the Technical Boards of Appeal for the year 2016 | 13-26 | PDF | HTML |
| II.4 Business distribution scheme for the Disciplinary Board of Appeal for the year 2016 | 27-28 | PDF | HTML |
| III. RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL |
| III.1 Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office | 29-39 | PDF | HTML |
| III.2 Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office | 40-50 | PDF | HTML |
| III.3 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office | 51-59 | PDF | HTML |
| IV. ACCELERATED PROCESSING |
| IV.1 Notice from the Vice-President Directorate-General 3 dated 17 March 2008 concerning accelerated processing before the Boards of Appeal | 60-61 | 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 | 62 | PDF | HTML |
| VI. REGISTRARS OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL |
| VI.1 Transfer of tasks to the Registry of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | 63-65 | PDF | HTML |
| VI.2 Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal | 66-68 | 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 | 69-70 | 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 | 71 | PDF | HTML |
| VII.3 Notice from the Vice-President Directorate-General 3 dated 10 February 2014 concerning the use of portable computers or other electronic devices in oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal | 72 | PDF | HTML |
| VII.4 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) | 73 | PDF | HTML |
| VII.5 Compensation and fees payable to witnesses and experts | 74-78 | PDF | HTML |
| VIII. REPRESENTATION |
| VIII.1 Filing of authorisations | 79-80 | PDF | HTML |
| IX. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION |
| IX.1 Public notification under Rule 129 EPC | 81 | PDF | HTML |
| X. MAINTENANCE OF FILES, FILE INSPECTION |
| X.1 PHOENIX electronic file system for the creation, maintenance and preservation of files | 82-83 | PDF | HTML |
| X.2 Inspection of files | 84-86 | PDF | HTML |
| X.3 Documents excluded from file inspection | 87-88 | PDF | HTML |
| XI. FILING OF PATENT APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS |
| XI.1 Filing of patent applications and other documents by facsimile | 89-93 | PDF | HTML |
| XI.2 Electronic filing of documents | 94-98 | PDF | HTML |
| XI.3 EPO Online Filing software | 99-100 | PDF | HTML |
| XI.4 Electronic signatures, data carriers and software to be used for the electronic filing of patent applications and other documents | 101-102 | PDF | HTML |
| XI.5 Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 March 2015 concerning the filing of documents using the EPO case management system | 103-105 | PDF | HTML |
| XI.6 Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 September 2014 concerning the filing of documents using the EPO web-form filing service | 106-109 | PDF | HTML |
| XII. LATE RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS |
| XII.1 Application of Rule 133 EPC on the late receipt of documents | 110-111 | PDF | HTML |
| XIII. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEGAL DIVISION |
| XIII.1 Responsibilities of the Legal Division | 112 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV. REPRESENTATIVES, EPI, DISCIPLINARY MATTERS |
| XIV.1 Regulation on the establishment of an institute of professional representatives before the European Patent Office | 113-119 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.2 Code of Conduct of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office | 120-125 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.3 Regulation on discipline for professional representatives | 126-137 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.4 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO | 138-147 | PDF | HTML |
| XIV.5 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office | 148-154 | PDF | HTML |
