| Information from the EPO |
| Decisions of the President of the EPO |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 December 2021 concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility of requesting a delay in issuing the decision to grant a European patent in response to a communication under Rule 71(3) EPC | A4 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 January 2022 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses | A7 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 January 2022 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees | A8 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 January 2022 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority | A9 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 4 April 2022 concerning a further extension of the pilot project for oral proceedings by videoconference before opposition divisions | A43 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 May 2022 concerning the web-based online service MyEPO Portfolio | A51 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 30 May 2022 concerning the allocation of the tasks to be carried out by the European Patent Office in relation to the European patent with unitary effect and concerning the entrustment of duties incumbent on the Unitary Patent Protection Division | A69 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 8 July 2022 concerning the version of the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic filing of documents | A70 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 July 2022 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in the Czech Republic from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme | A79 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 November 2022 concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility of requesting a delay in issuing the decision to grant a European patent in response to a communication under Rule 71(3) EPC | A102 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 22 November 2022 concerning the format of oral proceedings before examining and opposition divisions, the Legal Division and the Receiving Section | A103 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office of 17 November 2022 concerning countries and entities considered to ensure adequate protection of personal data | A111 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 December 2022 concerning the processing of personal data in proceedings related to European patents with unitary effect | A112 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 25 November 2022 on the presentation of application and other documents | A113 | PDF | HTML |
| Notices from the EPO |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 December 2021 concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility of requesting a delay in issuing the decision to grant a European patent in response to a communication under Rule 71(3) EPC | A5 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 December 2021 concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility to file early requests for unitary effect | A6 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2021 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | A10 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 December 2021 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) | A11 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 February 2022 concerning the payment of fees by credit card | A18 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 March 2022 concerning the extension of the functionalities of Central Fee Payment | A25 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2022 concerning the application of Rule 134(5) EPC in the situation resulting from the military aggression against Ukraine | A26 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 4 March 2022 concerning the staying of proceedings due to referrals G 1/22 and G 2/22 | A27 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 March 2022 about access to observations made by parties to opposition proceedings and by third parties | A28 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 21 March 2022 concerning search and examination fees | A29 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 May 2022 concerning the web-based online service MyEPO Portfolio | A52 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 May 2022 concerning the filing of sequence listings in the international (PCT) procedure before the EPO as receiving Office | A60 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 June 2022 concerning the correction of erroneous filings in proceedings before the EPO | A71 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 July 2022 concerning the reduction of the fees for the international search and the international preliminary examination carried out on international applications in favour of nationals of certain states – revised list of states | A72 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 July 2022 concerning exemption under Rule 141(2) EPC from filing a copy of the search results – utilisation scheme | A80 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 July 2022 concerning Central Fee Payment | A81 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 July 2022 concerning delegation to the European Patent Office of the PCT receiving Office functions of the Montenegrin Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism and closure by Montenegro of the national route under Article 45(2) PCT | A82 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the Vice-President Legal and International Affairs of the European Patent Office (Directorate-General 5) dated 10 October 2022 concerning the conditions for participating in phase 2 of the MyEPO Portfolio pilot project | A93 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 October 2022 concerning phase 2 of the MyEPO Portfolio pilot project | A94 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 November 2022 concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility of requesting a delay in issuing the decision to grant a European patent in response to a communication under Rule 71(3) EPC | A104 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 11 November 2022 concerning the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent and the possibility to file early requests for unitary effect | A105 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 November 2022 concerning oral proceedings by videoconference before examining and opposition divisions, the Legal Division and the Receiving Section, as well as consultations by videoconference before examining divisions | A106 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 14 November 2022 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2023 | A107 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the European Patent Office dated 25 November 2022 concerning legal changes to support digital transformation in the patent grant procedure | A114 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 25 April 2022 suspending the Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Eurasian Patent Office based on PCT and national work products | A44 | PDF | HTML |
| Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 25 April 2022 suspending the Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property based on PCT and national work products | A45 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway 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 Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (Saudi Arabia) based on PCT and national work products | A59 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia based on PCT and national work products | A88 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the IP5 Offices based on PCT and national work products | A115 | PDF | HTML |
| Patent Prosecution Highway 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 | A116 | PDF | HTML |
| Representation |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A13 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A19 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A30 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A46 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A54 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A62 | 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 | A96 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A108 | PDF | HTML |
| List of professional representatives before the EPO | A118 | PDF | HTML |
| European qualifying examination |
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2023 | A12 | PDF | HTML |
| Instructions to candidates concerning the conduct of the European qualifying examination | A20 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the Examination Secretariat for the European qualifying examination | A21 | PDF | HTML |
| Notice from the Examination Secretariat for the European qualifying examination | A53 | PDF | HTML |
| European qualifying examination - Examination Board for the European qualifying examination - Examination results | A95 | PDF | HTML |
| Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2024 | A117 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI |
| CEIPI seminars for the EQE pre-examination 2023 | A31 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI - European qualifying examination 2023 ("main examination") | A32 | PDF | HTML |
| CEIPI - Basic training in European patent law | A33 | PDF | HTML |
| epi |
| epi Code of Conduct | A61 | PDF | HTML |
| Fees |
| Rules relating to Fees - Decisions |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A15 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A23 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A35 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A48 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A56 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A64 | PDF | HTML |
| Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts | A65 | 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 | A98 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A110 | PDF | HTML |
| Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A120 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A14 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A22 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2022 | A34 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A47 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A55 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A63 | 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 | A97 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A109 | PDF | HTML |
| Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A119 | PDF | HTML |
