OJ EPO 2018, A91 - MT Malta

Change of contact details

The Industrial Property Registrations Directorate in Malta has updated its address and changed a telephone number. Its fax number has been removed. The website address as well as the e-mail address however remain the same.

The full contact information is now as follows:

OJ EPO 2018, A94 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2018 concerning the electronic filing of priority documents

1. To date, applicants have been able to file electronic priority documents with the EPO via Online Filing (OLF). In order to further improve its online services, the EPO is now extending this option to its case management system (CMS) too.

OJ EPO 2018, A96 - Updated notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2018 concerning interviews and oral proceedings to be held as a video-conference [ 1 ]

Applicants and their representatives may request that an interview or oral proceedings before an examining division be held as a video-conference. In view of the increased use of IP/internet-based video-conferencing and following its adoption of a new communication platform, the EPO now offers more user-friendly technology and means for this.

OJ EPO 2018, A97 - Registration of European patents (UK) in crown dependencies, UK overseas territories and Commonwealth countries

The European Patent Office has received the following information on the registration of European patents (UK) in crown dependencies, UK overseas territories and Commonwealth countries. [ 1 ], [ 2 ] This list replaces the one published in OJ EPO 2004, 179.

OJ EPO 2018, A98 - European Patent Convention: HTML version

The HTML version of the European Patent Convention (www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/index.html) is updated regularly to show all texts as currently in force. It thus contains the full official text of the EPC with any amendments (e.g. to the Implementing Regulations) since the print edition was published (16th edition, June 2016), included as from their entry into force.

OJ EPO 2018, A99 - Notice from the Examination Secretariat for the European qualifying examination – Compulsory registration prior to first-time enrolment to the EQE

In accordance with Article 11(1) of the Regulation on the European qualifying examination (REE) and Rule 28 of the implementing provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination (IPREE), candidates intending to enrol for the European qualifying examination (EQE) for the first time must register once they have commenced their professional activity within the meaning of Article 11(2) REE.

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