OJ EPO 2020, A10 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 December 2019 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO

Updated lists of forms available free of charge from the EPO and of selected EPO publications are given below.

The forms can be downloaded from the website at www.epo.org/forms.

Orders may be placed with our online shop at www.epo.org/service-support/ordering.html

A price list of all products and services is available on www.epo.org/pricelist-2019.

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PDF or HTML versions of all EPO publications are available free of charge on www.epo.org/service-support/publications.

The forms are also available from the central industrial property offices of the EPC contracting states.

List of forms available free of charge from the EPO

 

EPC proceedings – EPO forms

1001 10.19

Request for grant of a European patent
Notes 10.19

1002 12.07

Designation of inventor

1003 11.11

Authorisation

1004 09.11

General authorisation

1005 01.16

PACE request to the European Patent Office

1009 05.16

Request for participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme
Notes 05.16

1011 04.14

Declaration for SMEs, natural persons, non-profit organisations, universities and public research organisations for the purpose of fee reductions under Rule 6 EPC

1011bis 10.18

Declaration for SMEs, natural persons, non-profit organisations, universities and public research organisations for the purpose of the reduction of the fee for appeal under Article 2(1), item 11 of the Rules relating to Fees and Rule 6(4) and (5) EPC

1012 11.16

Enquiry as to the processing of the file

1013 12.17

Request for retrieval of a certified copy of a previous application (priority document) via the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS)

1018 10.19

Withdrawal of one or more European patent applications
Notes 10.19

1034 07.17

Important deadlines when filing a European patent application

1037 12.07

Acknowledgement of receipt by the European Patent Office of subsequently filed items relating to patent applications/patents

1038 12.07

Letter accompanying subsequently filed items

1140-1141 12.07

Request for the issue of a sample of deposited biological material (Rule 33 EPC)
Notes 10.17

 

Declaration for the purpose of obtaining a sample of deposited biological material
Notes 10.17

1142 10.17

Request for deposited biological material to be made available by issuing a sample to an expert
Notes 10.17

1142A 10.17

Declaration by the nominated expert under Rule 32 EPC
Notes 10.17

1200 10.19

Entry into the European phase (EPO as designated or elected Office)
Notes 10.19

2300 12.17

Notice of opposition to a European patent
Notes 12.17

2380 10.19

Request for limitation or revocation of a European patent

3002 01.19

Notice of appeal

5050 11.19

Request for registration in the European Patent Register of the transfer of one or more European patent applications/patents (Rules 22 and 85 EPC)
Notes 11.19

5051 11.19

Request to update the European Patent Register: changes to the particulars of applicants/proprietors in one or more European patent applications/patents (Rule 143(1)(f) EPC)
Notes 11.19

5055 11.19

Declaration of the transfer of one or more European patent applications/ patents
Notes 11.19

5060 11.19

Request to update the European Patent Register: appointment or change of representative in one or more European patent applications/ patents (Rule 143(1)(h) EPC)
Notes 11.19

5061 11.19

Request to update the European Patent Register: changes to the particulars of a representative in one or more European patent applications/patents (Rule 143(1)(h) EPC)
Notes 11.19

Annex to Forms 5050 to 5061
11.19

Annex to form EPA/EPO/OEB 5050/5051/5055/5060/5061

online

Third-party observations form

online

Printable notes for users of the third-party observations form

 

 

PCT proceedings – PCT/EPO forms

RO/101

Request form for an international application according to the PCT (July 2019)
Notes (July 2019)

RO/134

Indications relating to deposited microorganism or other biological material (July 1998 - reprint January 2004)

1032 03.11

Confirmation of an international application filed by fax

IPEA/401

PCT demand for international preliminary examination (Chapter II) (July 2019)
Notes (July 2019)

 

 

Payments – EPO/PCT forms

1020 03.18

Payment form – exclusively for filing a European patent application under Article 75(1)(b) EPC

RO/101 Annex

Fee calculation sheet (July 2019)
Notes (July 2019)

IPEA/401 Annex

Fee calculation sheet (July 2019)
Notes (July 2019)

 

 

Other – EPO forms

online/

Order for European A and B documents (single sales)

 

List of selected publications of the European Patent Office

General information on the EPO

European patents and the grant procedure
DE, EN, FR
Free
2018 edition

Facts and figures 2018
DE, EN, FR
Free

2018 edition
EPO Newsletter – Subscribe at www.epo.org/newsletter
DE, EN, FR
Free by email every two weeks

 

Information on the patent granting procedure

European Patent Guide – How to get a European patent, April 2019 (19th edition)
DE, EN, FR
Free
2019 edition

Euro-PCT Guide: PCT procedure at the EPO (12th edition)
DE, EN, FR
Free
2019 edition

National law relating to the EPC (20th edition) – only available online, at:
www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/national-law.html
DE, EN, FR
2019 edition

Case law of the EPO boards of appeal (9th edition)
DE, EN, FR
EUR 89
2019 edition

Case law of the EPO boards of appeal (special edition of the Official Journal)
Trilingual only
EUR 64 for back copies for 2012/2013
EUR 52 for back copies for 2011
EUR 56 for back copies for 2010
EUR 58 for back copies for 2009
EUR 43 for back copies for 2008
EUR 40 for back copies for 2007
EUR 40 for back copies for 1990-2006 (per year)

Case law of the EPO boards of appeal (Supplementary publications to the Official Journal) – available online only, at:
www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal.html
Trilingual only
Case law 2017, Supplementary publication 3, OJ EPO 2018
Case law 2015/2016, Supplementary publication 4, OJ EPO 2017
Case law 2014, Supplementary publication 4, OJ EPO 2015

 

Official publications

European Patent Convention (16th edition)
Trilingual only
EUR 89
2016 edition

Supplementary publication 4, OJ EPO 2016
"Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention"
Trilingual only
EUR 95
EUR 148 for a set of the "Ancillary regulations to the EPC" and the "EPC" (2016)
2016 edition

Special edition No. 3 OJ EPO 2007 "Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000) – Update of decisions of the President and notices from the European Patent Office of relevance to patent practitioners"
Trilingual only
EUR 36
2007 edition

Special edition No. 4 OJ EPO 2007 "Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000) – Synoptic presentation EPC 1973/2000 – Part I: The Articles"
DE, EN, FR
EUR 41
2007 edition

Special edition No. 5 OJ EPO 2007 "Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000) – Synoptic presentation EPC 1973/2000 – Part II: The Implementing Regulations"
DE, EN, FR
EUR 44
2007 edition

Guidelines for Examination in the EPO – available online only at:
www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/guidelines.html
DE, EN, FR
2019 edition

Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT Authority –available online only at:
www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/guidelines-pct.html
DE, EN, FR
2019 edition

Official Journal of the EPO – hardcopy edition[ 1 ]
Trilingual only
EUR 20[ 2 ] per issue
EUR 150[ 2 ] for back copies for 2013
EUR 133[ 2 ] for back copies for 2012
EUR 208[ 2 ] for back copies for 2011
EUR 77[ 2 ] for back copies for 2010
EUR 73[ 2 ] for back copies for 2009
EUR 54[ 2 ] for back copies for 2008
EUR 70[ 2 ] for back copies for 2007
EUR 51[ 2 ] for back copies for 1978-2006 (per year)

European Patent Bulletin – available online only, at:
www.epo.org/bulletin-download
Trilingual only

European patent applications and specifications – available online only, at:
www.epo.org/publication-server
Directory of professional representatives
www.epo.org/representatives
DE, EN, FR
Free

 

Information on the Unitary Patent

Unitary Patent Guide – Obtaining, maintaining and managing Unitary Patents – available online only, at:
www.epo.org/law-practice/unitary/unitary-patent/unitary-patent-guide.html

DE, EN, FR

1st edition 2017

 

Other publications of the EPO

Patent Information News – subscription available online at:
www.epo.org/service-support/publications.html?id=117#tab3
DE, EN, FR
Free – quarterly

Patent information pricelist
Trilingual only
Free – biannual

Welcome to EPO Online Services – available online only, at:
http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/2565ECDBBA275EEDC12582BF004B24F4/$File/welcome_to_epo_online_services_brochure_en.pdf
DE, EN, FR
2019 edition

Online Filing (Quick reference guide) – available online only, at:
http://docs.epoline.org/onlinefilingdocs/version5/QRG_olf5_en.pdf
DE, EN, FR
2016 edition

Online Fee Payment (Quick reference guide) – available online only, at:
http://docs.epoline.org/doc/epoline/ofp/guides/Quick_Reference_Guide_en.pdf
DE, EN, FR
2017 edition

Credit card fee payment (Quick reference guide) – available online only, at:
http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/AB3DF461F0F5DAB1C125822C0054382B/$File/quick_reference_guide-credit_card_fee_payment_en.pdf
DE, EN, FR
2018 edition

PatXML (Quick reference guide) – available online only, at:
http://docs.epoline.org/epoline/products/patxml/QRG_PatXML_Online_Services_EN.pdf
DE, EN, FR
2015 edition

Searching for patents – Products and services from the European Patent Office
EN
Free
2017 edition

Case law from the contracting states to the EPC (2004-2011)
trilingual only
EUR 53
2011 edition

Case law from the contracting states to the EPC (2011-2014)
Trilingual only
EUR 67
2015 edition

Case law from the contracting states to the EPC (2014-2016) – available online only, at:
www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/2017/etc/se6/2017-se6.pdf
Trilingual only
2017 edition

Patents for software?
DE, EN, FR
Free
2013 edition

Finding sustainable technologies in patents
EN
Free
2015 edition

The EPO as PCT Authority – available online only, at:
http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/22b6c20fc2663ff5c1257d70004a4a35/$FILE/epo_as_pct_authority_en.pdf
DE, EN, FR
2018 edition

 

 

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[ 2 ] Plus postage.

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