OJ EPO 2020, A88 - Report on the 163rd meeting of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (Munich, 30 June and 1 July 2020)

The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation held its 163rd meeting in Munich on 30 June and 1 July 2020 under the chairmanship of its Chairman, Josef KRATOCHVIL (CZ).

OJ EPO 2020, A89 - Decision of the Vice-President Legal and International Affairs (Directorate-General 5) of the European Patent Office dated 23 July 2020 concerning the pilot project on notification by email during examination proceedings

OJ EPO 2020, A90 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 July 2020 concerning the pilot project on notification by email during examination proceedings under the decision of the Vice-President Legal and International Affairs [..]

Full title: OJ EPO 2020, A90 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 23 July 2020 concerning the pilot project on notification by email during examination proceedings under the decision of the Vice-President Legal and International Affairs (Directorate-General 5) of the European Patent Office dated 23 July 2020.

OJ EPO 2020, A91 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 July 2020 concerning the reduction of the fees for the international search and the international preliminary examination carried out on international applications in favour of [..]

Full title: OJ EPO 2020, A91 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 July 2020 concerning the reduction of the fees for the international search and the international preliminary examination carried out on international applications in favour of nationals of certain states – revised list of states

OJ EPO 2020, A94 - CEIPI (Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies): Extension of the enrolment deadlines for basic training in European patent law and preparation courses for the European qualifying examination 2021

In view of the current public health crisis and its wide-ranging effects, and in order to give candidates and employers maximum flexibility with regard to the enrolment procedure, the CEIPI is extending the enrolment deadlines for its basic training in European patent law starting in autumn 2020 and for its preparation courses for the European qualifying examination (EQE) 2021. The extended deadlines are as follows:

OJ EPO 2020, A96 - 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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