| Information from the EPO |
| Decisions of the President of the EPO |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 21 December 2018 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees | A4 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 21 December 2018 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority | A5 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses | A14 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 on the inspection of files | A16 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 concerning online file inspection of documents contained in the file held by the EPO as receiving Office, International Searching Authority or Authority specified for supplementary search | A17 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the EPO dated 20 February 2019 concerning the filing of patent applications and other documents by facsimile | A18 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 19 February 2019 amending the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) | A20 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 May 2019 amending Annex A.1 to the ADA – Arrangements for the automatic debiting procedure (AAD) and Annex A.2 to the ADA – Information from the EPO concerning the automatic debiting procedure | A46 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 4 June 2019 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in Switzerland from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme | A55 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 13 June 2019 concerning the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic filing of documents | A64 | PDF | HTML |
| Notices of the President of the EPO |
| Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 November 2019 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2020 | A97 | PDF | HTML |
| Notices from the EPO |
| Notice of the European Patent Office dated 24 January 2019 concerning the amendment of Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees with effect from 1 April 2019 | A6 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 17 December 2018 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO | A8 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 concerning the revision of the administrative fees of the European Patent Office and various related decisions of the President | A15 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 concerning the procedure for acknowledging receipt of international applications | A19 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 February 2019 concerning amendments of the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) | A21 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 February 2019 concerning the fee refund procedures | A26 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 February 2019 concerning priority document exchange via the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) for European patent applications and for international applications filed with the EPO in its capacity as receiving Office | A27 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 April 2019 concerning the staying of proceedings due to the referral G 3/19 to the Enlarged Board of Appeal by the President of the European Patent Office | A34 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 April 2019 concerning the staying of proceedings due to referral G 1/19 | A35 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 June 2019 concerning exemption under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results – utilisation scheme | A56 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 June 2019 concerning implementation of amended Rule 126(1) EPC | A57 | PDF | HTML |
| IP5 pilot on collaborative search and examination under the PCT − update | A65 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 August 2019 concerning the recommended practice for requesting changes in relation to client data or procedural matters, in particular bulk requests concerning more than one application | A79 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 August 2019 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | A80 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 August 2019 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) | A81 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 August 2019 concerning the revised fee refund procedures | A82 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 October 2019 concerning termination of the restrictions on cross-border payments originating in Greece | A88 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 November 2019 concerning changes to the filing options available in San Marino for European patent applications and international applications | A96 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 November 2019 concerning advance notification of the start of examination | A104 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 December 2019 concerning postal transmission problems in Finland owing to strike action | A105 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and IP Australia based on PCT and national work products | A58 | 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 | A78 | 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 | A95 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the IP5 Offices based on PCT and national work products | A106 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (Peru) based on PCT and national work products | A107 | PDF | HTML |
| Other information |
| List of days in 2019 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed | A7 | PDF | HTML |
| List of days in 2019 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed – corrigendum | A22 | PDF | HTML |
| List of days in 2019 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed – corrigendum | A33 | PDF | HTML |
| List of days in 2019 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed – corrigendum | A72 | PDF | HTML |
| Representation |
| Decision of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office dated 18 February 2019 | A40 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A9 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A23 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A28 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A36 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A47 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A59 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A67 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A73 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A83 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A89 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A99 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A108 | PDF | HTML |
| European qualifying examination |
| Decision of the Supervisory Board amending Rule 25 of the Implementing provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives | A66 | PDF | HTML |
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2021 – Pre‑examination and main examination | A98 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI |
| CEIPI seminars for the EQE pre-examination 2020 | A37 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI European qualifying examination 2020 ("main examination") | A38 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI/epi Basic training in European patent law | A39 | PDF | HTML |
| Fees |
| Rules relating to Fees - Decisions |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A11 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A25 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A30 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A42 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A49 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A61 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A69 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A75 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A85 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A91 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A101 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A110 | PDF | HTML |
| Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts | A111 | 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 | A24 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2019 | A29 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A41 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A48 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A60 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A68 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A74 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A84 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A90 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A100 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A109 | PDF | HTML |
