| Information from the EPO |
| Decisions of the President of the EPO |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 January 2017 designating the EPO's filing offices | A11 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 6 June 2017 adding a new provision to the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) | A44 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 19 June 2017 concerning the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic filing of documents | A59 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 July 2017 concerning the requirements and obligations for experts nominated under Rule 32 EPC | A60 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 August 2017 concerning the payment of fees by credit card | A72 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 October 2017 fixing the amount of the fee for validating European patent applications and patents in Tunisia | A84 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 November 2017 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees | A94 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 November 2017 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority | A95 | PDF | HTML |
| Notices of the President of the EPO |
| Delegation of functions and powers from the President of the European Patent Office to the President of the Boards of Appeal | A19 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 November 2017 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2018 | A97 | PDF | HTML |
| Notices from the EPO |
| Extension of the pilot programme on search strategies | A3 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 December 2016 concerning the use of smart cards by persons not resident in an EPC contracting state | A4 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the EPO dated 20 December 2016 concerning security inspection of items delivered to its premises | A6 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 December 2016 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO | A8 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 January 2017 concerning the availability of the EPO filing offices | A12 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2017 concerning issuing a provisional opinion accompanying the partial search results | A20 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 March 2017 concerning the processing by the EPO as International Searching Authority of informal comments on earlier search results ("PCT Direct") | A21 | 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 | 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 | A37 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 June 2017 concerning the addition of a validation functionality to Online Fee Payment | A45 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 July 2017 concerning amended Rules 32 and 33 EPC (expert solution) | A61 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 July 2017 concerning the resumption of proceedings following the decision of the Administrative Council of 29 June 2017 to amend Rules 27 and 28 EPC in order to exclude from patentability under Article 53(b) EPC plants and animals exclusively obtained by essentially biological processes | A62 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 August 2017 concerning the payment of fees by credit card | A73 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 July 2017 concerning updated EPA/EPO/OEB Form 1200 (Entry into the European phase) | A74 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 August 2017 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | A75 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 August 2017 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) | A76 | PDF | HTML |
| Validation of European patents in Tunisia (TN) with effect from 1 December 2017 | A85 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 5 July 2017 concerning the filing and processing of third-party observations under Article 115 EPC | A86 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 September 2017 concerning the situation in the USA, the Caribbean and Mexico after the hurricanes and earthquakes between 23 August and 21 September 2017 | A87 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 5 December 2017 concerning the programme on search strategies | A106 | PDF | HTML |
| Events: Search Matters 2018 | A111 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property based on PCT and national work products | A5 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia based on PCT and national work products | A46 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines based on PCT and national work products | A47 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia based on PCT and national work products | A67 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Eurasian Patent Office based on PCT and national work products | A77 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil based on national work products | A96 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office based on PCT and national work products | A107 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Israel Patent Office based on PCT and national work products | A108 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property based on PCT and national work products | A109 | 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 | A110 | PDF | HTML |
| Publications |
| National law relating to the EPC: 18th edition | A105 | PDF | HTML |
| Other information |
| List of days in 2017 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed | A7 | PDF | HTML |
| List of days in 2017 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed – corrigendum | A63 | PDF | HTML |
| Representation |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A9 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A13 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A25 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A29 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A38 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A48 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A64 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A68 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A79 | PDF | HTML |
| Internship for patent professionals – Praktika Intern 2018 – working with examiners | A80 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A89 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A98 | PDF | HTML |
| Internship for patent professionals – Praktika Intern 2018 – working with examiners | A99 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A112 | PDF | HTML |
| European qualifying examination |
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2018 – Pre-examination and main examination | A23 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the Examination Secretariat for the European qualifying examination – Registration pursuant to Rule 28 of the Implementing provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination | A24 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the Examination Secretariat for the European qualifying examination – Compulsory registration prior to first-time enrolment to the EQE | A78 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the Supervisory Board amending Rules 2, 22 and 27 of the Implementing Provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives | A88 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI |
| CEIPI seminars for the EQE pre-examination 2018 | A30 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI – European qualifying examination 2018 ("main examination") | A31 | PDF | HTML |
| Council of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office | A39 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI/epi |
| CEIPI/epi – Basic training in European patent law | A32 | PDF | HTML |
| Fees |
| Rules relating to Fees - Decisions |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 October 2017 concerning fee payments via bank transfer | A100 | PDF | HTML |
| Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts | A102 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A10 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A14 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A26 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A33 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A40 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A49 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A65 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A69 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A81 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A90 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A101 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A113 | PDF | HTML |
