The Agreement on the application of Article 65 EPC (the London Agreement, see OJ EPO 2001, 549) will enter into force on 1 May 2008.

To date, the following 13 Contracting States have deposited their instruments of ratification or accession:

Croatia Denmark France Germany Iceland Latvia Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Slovenia Switzerland United Kingdom

Further information on the London Agreement is available via the EPO's website (www.epo.org). The publication "National law relating to the EPC" is being revised and will give detailed information on the implementation of the London Agreement in the Contracting States.

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