Information from the EPO |
Decisions of the President of the EPO |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 16 January 2025 concerning the issuing of electronic priority documents | A3 | PDF | HTML |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 12 February 2025 concerning the revision of the Arrangements for deposit accounts and their annexes | A17 | PDF | HTML |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 19 February 2025 fixing the amount of the fee for validating European patent applications and patents in the Lao People's Democratic Republic | A24 | PDF | HTML |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 27 February 2025 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees | A25 | PDF | HTML |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 27 February 2025 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority | A26 | PDF | HTML |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 24 March 2025 concerning the continuous development of MyEPO and other online services | A27 | PDF | HTML |
Notices from the EPO |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2024 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | A4 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2024 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) | A5 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 December 2024 concerning the publication of the Unitary Patent Guidelines | A6 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 16 January 2025 concerning the issuing of electronic priority documents | A7 | PDF | HTML |
Technical specifications for electronic priority documents under Article 2 of the decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 16 January 2025 concerning the issuing of electronic priority documents | A8 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 February 2025 concerning improvements to the automatic debiting procedure | A18 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 February 2025 concerning the adoption of gender-neutral language in the EPC Implementing Regulations | A20 | PDF | HTML |
Validation of European patents in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LA) with effect from 1 April 2025 | A22 | PDF | HTML |
Validation of European patents in the Lao People's Democratic Republic | A23 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 March 2025 concerning the continuous development of MyEPO and other online services | A28 | PDF | HTML |
Patent Prosecution Highway |
Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Bahrain based on PCT and national work products | A19 | PDF | HTML |
Representation |
List
of professional representatives before the EPO | A29 | PDF | HTML |
List of professional representatives before the EPO |
List of professional representatives before the EPO | A10 | PDF | HTML |
List of professional representatives before the EPO | A21 | PDF | HTML |
European qualifying examination |
Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2026 | A9 | PDF | HTML |