OJ EPO 2019, A69 - 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, A71 - Belgium accedes to the London Agreement

On 2 May 2019, the Kingdom of Belgium deposited its instrument of accession to the Agreement dated 17 October 2000 on the application of Article 65 EPC ("London Agreement", see OJ EPO 2001, 549), which under its Article 6(2) will accordingly enter into force for Belgium on 1 September 2019. The London Agreement will then be in force in 22 EPC contracting states.

OJ EPO 2019, A72 - List of days in 2019 on which EPO filing offices and national patent authorities of the EPC contracting states are closed – corrigendum

The Danish Patent and Trademark Office has informed us that this year, in addition to the list of holidays published in OJ EPO 2019, A7, it will also be closed on the following day:

Friday, 13 September 2019.

OJ EPO 2019, A75 - 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, A77 - IS Iceland

Change of name and contact details

The Icelandic Patent Office has changed its official name in Icelandic to "Hugverkastofan" (Icelandic Intellectual Property Office). Its e-mail and website addresses have also changed; its address, telephone and fax numbers however remain the same.

The full contact information is now as follows:

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