OJ EPO 2019, A58 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the European Patent Office and IP Australia based on PCT and national work products

I. Background

The European Patent Office (EPO) and IP Australia (IPA) announced on 7 October 2015 their intention to launch a comprehensive Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme.

OJ EPO 2019, A61 - Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents

The European Patent Office (EPO) is aware that European patent applicants and proprietors sometimes receive invoices from firms and individuals inviting them to pay for the publication and/or registration of their applications and patents.

OJ EPO 2019, A62 - Report on the 159th and 160th meetings of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (27 and 28 March 2019 and 26 and 27 June 2019 respectively)

The 159th and 160th meetings of the Administrative Council were held in Munich, under the chairmanship of the Chairman, Josef KRATOCHVÍL (CZ).

The Council took decisions on individual positions, hence appointing

OJ EPO 2019, A63 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 26 June 2019 approving the revised version of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal ( CA/D 5/19 Corr. 1 ) [ 1 ]

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,

Having regard to the European Patent Convention, and in particular Article 23, paragraph 4, thereof,

OJ EPO 2019, A64 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 13 June 2019 concerning the EPO Online Filing software to be used for the electronic filing of documents

Further to the decision dated 9 May 2018 concerning the electronic filing of documents[ 1 ], and having regard to Rule 2 EPC and Rule 89bis.1 and 2 PCT, the President of the European Patent Office has decided as follows:

OJ EPO 2019, A66 - Decision of the Supervisory Board amending Rule 25 of the Implementing provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives

The Supervisory Board,

Having regard to the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives which entered into force on 1 January 2009 (Supplementary publication 2, OJ EPO 2019), and in particular Article 3, paragraph 7, thereof,

has decided as follows:

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