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Information from the Boards of Appeal – Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to proceedings
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Note to readers – Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and measures adopted in 2020-2021 | View | ||
I. NOTICE CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL FOR 2022/2023 | |||
I. NOTICE CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL FOR 2022/2023 | 1-2 | View | |
II. BUSINESS DISTRIBUTION 2022 | |||
II.1 Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for 2022 | 3-11 | View | |
II.2 Business distribution scheme of the Legal Board of Appeal for 2022 | 12-14 | View | |
II.3 Business distribution scheme of the Technical Boards of Appeal for 2022 | 15-28 | View | |
II.4 Business distribution scheme of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal for 2022 | 29-30 | View | |
III. RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL | |||
III.1 Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | 31-41 | View | |
III.2 Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 | 42-56 | View | |
III.3 Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2007 | 57-66 | View | |
III.4 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal | 67-75 | View | |
IV. ACCELERATED PROCESSING | |||
IV.1 Accelerated processing before the boards of appeal | 76 | View | |
V. ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION OF DECISIONS | |||
V.1 Electronic authentication of decisions of the boards of appeal | 77 | View | |
VI. REGISTRARS OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL | |||
VI.1 Transfer of tasks to the Registry of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | 78-80 | View | |
VI.2 Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal | 81-83 | View | |
VII. ORAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARDS OF APPEAL | |||
VII.1 Oral proceedings before the boards of appeal | 84 | View | |
VII.2 Oral proceedings on the EPO premises during the coronavirus pandemic | 85-87 | View | |
VII.3 Filing of documents during oral proceedings held by videoconference | 88-90 | View | |
VII.4 Sound-recording devices in oral proceedings before the boards of appeal | 91 | View | |
VII.5 Use of portable computers or other electronic devices in oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal | 92-93 | View | |
VII.6 Use of an alternative official language in oral proceedings | 94 | View | |
VII.7 Compensation and fees payable to witnesses and experts | 95-99 | View | |
VIII. REPRESENTATION | |||
VIII.1 Filing of authorisations | 100-101 | View | |
IX. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION | |||
IX.1 Public notification under Rule 129 EPC | 102 | View | |
X. MAINTENANCE OF FILES, FILE INSPECTION | |||
X.1 PHOENIX electronic file system for the creation, maintenance and preservation of files | 103-104 | View | |
X.2 Inspection of files | 105-106 | View | |
X.3 Documents excluded from file inspection | 107-108 | View | |
X.4 Introducing a consolidated list and discontinuation of the practice of forwarding cited documents | 109-110 | View | |
XI. FILING OF PATENT APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS | |||
XI.1 Filing of patent applications and other documents by facsimile | 111-114 | View | |
XI.2 Electronic filing of documents | 115-122 | View | |
XI.3 Mailbox – Boards of Appeal | 123 | View | |
XI.4 EPO Online Filing software | 124 | View | |
XI.5 Electronic signatures, data carriers and software to be used for the electronic filing of patent applications and other documents | 125 | View | |
XII. LATE RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS | |||
XII.1 Application of Rule 133 EPC on the late receipt of documents | 126-127 | View | |
XIII. LEGAL DIVISION | |||
XIII.1 Responsibilities of the Legal Division | 128 | View | |
XIV. REPRESENTATIVES, EPI, DISCIPLINARY MATTERS | |||
XIV.1 epi | 129-135 | View | |
XIV.2 epi Code of Conduct | 136-141 | View | |
XIV.3 Regulation on discipline for professional representatives | 142-152 | View | |
XIV.4 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the epi | 153-163 | View | |
XIV.5 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board | 164-170 | View | |
XV. STRUCTURAL REFORM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL | |||
XV.1 Organisation of the Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal (Rule 12 to Rule 13 EPC) | 171-176 | View | |
XV.2 Act of Delegation | 177-178 | View | |
XV.3 Deputy of the President of the Boards of Appeal | 179-180 | View | |
ANNEXES | |||
Annex 1 Index of published decisions | 181-184 | View | |
Annex 2 Table setting out the amendments to the RPBA and the explanatory remarks | 185-268 | View |