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OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p462 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 21 February 2013 concerning the request for early processing

OJ EPO 2013, 156

I. Introduction

1. In recent years the number of requests for early processing filed with the EPO as designated/elected Office has risen. As a result thereof and consequent to decision J 18/09 the EPO has received a number of enquiries concerning the EPO's practice in processing such requests.^[ 1 ]

OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p469 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 28 October 2009 dispensing with the supplementary European search where the international search report or a supplementary international search report was drawn up by the [..]

Full title: OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p469 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 28 October 2009 dispensing with the supplementary European search where the international search report or a supplementary international search report was drawn up by the European Patent Office (CA/D 11/09)

OJ EPO 2009, 594

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,

OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p470 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 27 October 2005 concerning cases where the search fee for the supplementary European search is to be reduced (CA/D 10/05)

OJ EPO 2005, 548

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,

Having regard to the European Patent Convention, and in particular Article 157, paragraphs 3(b) and 4, thereof,

On a proposal from the President of the European Patent Office,

Having regard to the opinion of the Budget and Finance Committee,

OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p471 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 16 December 2015 amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the [..]

Full title: OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p471 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 16 December 2015 amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the international or supplementary international search report was drawn up by one of the European International Searching Authorities (CA/D 12/15)

OJ EPO 2016, A3
(excerpt)

OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p473 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 16 December 2015 reducing the fee for the supplementary European search where the international search report or supplementary international search report was drawn up by the [..]

Full title: OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p473 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 16 December 2015 reducing the fee for the supplementary European search where the international search report or supplementary international search report was drawn up by the Austrian Patent Office, the Finnish Patent and Registration Office, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, the Swedish Patent and Registration Office, the Nordic Patent Institute or the Visegrad Patent Institute (CA/D 8/15)

OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p476 - Arrangements for deposit accounts and their annexes

Supplementary publication 3, OJ EPO 2015^[ 1 ]

The President of the European Patent Office,

OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p477 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 February 2016 revising point 5.3 of the Arrangements for deposit accounts

OJ EPO 2016, A14

The President of the European Patent Office, having regard to Articles 5(2) and 7(2) of the Rules relating Fees, has decided as follows:

Article 1

OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p479 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 18 June 2015 concerning abrogation of the transitional procedure for filing automatic debit orders with the EPO as receiving Office to pay fees in PCT proceedings

OJ EPO 2015, A53

With effect from 1 July 2015 the transitional procedure set out in Part IV of the notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 February 2015 concerning revision of the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA) and their annexes (supplementary publication 3, OJ EPO 2015) is no longer applicable.

OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p480 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 29 January 2013 concerning adjustments to the system for search and examination fee refunds (Articles 9(1) and 11(b) of the Rules relating to Fees) following decisions J [..]

Full title: OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p480 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 29 January 2013 concerning adjustments to the system for search and examination fee refunds (Articles 9(1) and 11(b) of the Rules relating to Fees) following decisions J 25/10 and J 9/10 of the Legal Board of Appeal

OJ EPO 2013, 153

OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p483 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 21 February 2014 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees

OJ EPO 2014, A29

THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE,

having regard to Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: