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Decision 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

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Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 2/21

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Decision concerning a further extension of the pilot project for oral proceedings by videoconference before opposition divisions

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Oral proceedings by videoconference in case G 1/21 before the Enlarged Board of Appeal – online registration open to the public

http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/communications/2021/20210514.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 14 May 2021 The EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal has scheduled public oral proceedings in case G 1/21 for 28 May 2021. Members of the media and the public will be able to livestream... Continue reading
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Annual report 2020 of the Boards of Appeal is now available online

http://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/communications/2021/20210412.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. 12 April 2021 The Annual Report 2020 of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office was published today. It is available in English, French and German on the Boards’ website. Last... Continue reading
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The 17th edition of the European Patent Convention is now available online

http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/epc.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. The European Patent Convention Online HTML version (Texts as in force, regularly updated) Download European Patent Convention, 17th edition, 2020 (PDF, 5.9 MB) 17th edition / November 2020 The 17th edition of the European Patent Convention is available.... Continue reading
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Closure of EPO extended until 10 January 2021

http://www.epo.org/service-support/updates/2020/20201217a.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. In response to recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and stricter lockdowns across Europe, the President of the EPO has decided to prolong the closure of its filing offices in Munich, The Hague... Continue reading
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EPO offices closed from 24 December 2020 to 1 January 2021

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Information about access to oral proceedings by videoconference before opposition divisions

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Annual report 2019 of the Boards of Appeal is now available online

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