OJ EPO 2020, A79 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 June 2020 concerning the resumption of proceedings following opinion G 3/19 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

1. On 9 April 2019, the President of the European Patent Office (EPO) decided to stay, ex officio, all proceedings before EPO examining and opposition divisions in which the decision depended entirely on the Enlarged Board of Appeal's opinion on referral G 3/19 (see OJ EPO 2019, A34).

OJ EPO 2020, A80 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 June 2020 concerning the entrustment to non-examining staff of certain duties incumbent on the examining or opposition divisions

The President of the European Patent Office, having regard to Rule 11(3) EPC, has decided as follows:

OJ EPO 2020, A82 - Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia based on PCT and national work products

The present notice replaces that published in OJ EPO 2017, A67[ * ].

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.

OJ EPO 2020, A83 - Patent Prosecution Highway programme between the European Patent Office and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines based on PCT and national work products

The present notice replaces that published in OJ EPO 2017, A47.

I. Background

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

OJ EPO 2020, A86 - 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.

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