OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p576 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 1 October 2015 fixing the amount of the fee for validating European patent applications and patents in the Republic of Moldova

OJ EPO 2015, A84

The President of the European Patent Office,

Having regard to the agreement signed on 16 October 2013 between the Republic of Moldova and the European Patent Organisation on the validation of European patents,

OJ EPO SE 4/2016, p580 - Patent protection in Hong Kong Special Administration Region

OJ EPO 2009, 546

The patent law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) has been in force since 1997 without major changes (see OJ EPO 1997, 429). Nevertheless, it is appropriate to provide updated information about patent protection in Hong Kong SAR and in particular about the procedure to extend European patents designating the United Kingdom (UK) to that territory.

OJ EPO 2017, A3 - Extension of the pilot programme on search strategies

1. On 1 November 2015, the European Patent Office (EPO) launched a pilot programme aimed at providing additional information about the search performed by the examiner ("search strategy") for all search reports issued by the EPO. Detailed information on this service may be found in the notice concerning the pilot programme on search strategies (OJ EPO 2015, A86).

OJ EPO 2017, A4 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 December 2016 concerning the use of smart cards by persons not resident in an EPC contracting state

As worldwide interest in its online services continues to grow, the European Patent Office (EPO) would like to clarify the smart-card usage possibilities available to persons not resident in an EPC contracting state.

For some services and means of electronic communication offered by the EPO, a smart card issued or accepted by the EPO is required. [ 1 ] These include in particular:

OJ EPO 2017, A5 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property based on PCT and national work products

I. Background

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT) announced on 10 October 2016 their intention to launch a comprehensive Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme.

OJ EPO 2017, A6 - Notice from the EPO dated 20 December 2016 concerning security inspection of items delivered to its premises

1. Nowadays, most submissions in EPO proceedings under both the EPC and the PCT are made by electronic means. However, documents and other items (e.g. models) may also be delivered to the Office by hand or by postal services (Rule 2(1) EPC and Article 117(1)(f) EPC).

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