OJ EPO 2017, A37 - Warning - beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents

1. Numerous European patent applicants and proprietors have informed the European Patent Office (EPO) that firms and individuals have sent them invoices inviting them to pay for the publication and/or registration of their applications and patents. Similar reports have been received from applicants who have filed international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT applications).

OJ EPO 2017, A39 - Council of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office

The new epi Council's term of office started on 24 April 2017 and will end with the epi Council meeting in spring 2020.

The following list (as at May 2017) sets out the names of the new epi Board members and epi Council members (full members and substitutes).

epi BOARD MEMBERS

President

OJ EPO 2017, A44 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 6 June 2017 adding a new provision to the Arrangements for deposit accounts (ADA)

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

A validation functionality is added to Online Fee Payment, by means of the following new point 6.9 ADA:

"6.9 Validation and rejection of payments in Online Fee Payment

OJ EPO 2017, A46 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia based on PCT and national work products

I. Background

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) announced on 10 October 2016 their intention to launch a comprehensive Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme.

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