OJ EPO SE 3/2020, p20 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 29 January 2020 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses – OJ EPO 2020, A6 (republication)

Article 1

OJ EPO SE 3/2020, p22 - PCT fees fixed by WIPO payable to the EPO as RO, ISA, SISA or IPEA

Code	Applicable as from 1 April 2020 Nature of fee	Amount (EUR)
225	1. International filing fee (Rule 15.2 PCT)

OJ EPO SE 3/2020, p24 - Miscellaneous fees

Code	Applicable as from 1 April 2020 Nature of fee	Amount (EUR)
	Fees for states recognising European patents upon request

OJ EPO SE 3/2020, p26 - Description of fee codes

001	Filing fee – EP direct – not online
001	Filing fee – EP direct – online
002	Fee for a European search – supplementary search for applications filed before 1.7.2005

OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p0 - CONTENT

FOREWORD by the President of the Boards of Appeal

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OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p1 - FOREWORD by the President of the Boards of Appeal

This Supplementary publication to the Official Journal, "EPO Boards of Appeal Case Law", presents summaries of decisions of the boards issued in 2018 and 2019. The headnotes of the decisions published or scheduled for publication in the Official Journal of the EPO are set out in the annex.

OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p2 - I. PATENTABILITY

A. Exceptions to patentability

1. Patentability of biological inventions

(Case Law of the Boards of Appeal, 9th ed. 2019 ("CLB"), I.B.3.3.2 a))

OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p23 - II. PATENT APPLICATION AND AMENDMENTS

A. Claims

1. Interpretation of ambiguous terms or confirmation of the text of a claim

(CLB, II.A.6.3.3)

OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p45 - III. RULES COMMON TO ALL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE EPO

A. The principle of the protection of legitimate expectations

1. Knowledge of the relevant legal provisions and the case law

(CLB, III.A.1.2.1)

OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p62 - IV. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE DEPARTMENTS OF FIRST INSTANCE

OJ EPO SE 3/2020, p20 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 29 January 2020 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses – OJ EPO 2020, A6 (republication)

Article 1

OJ EPO SE 3/2020, p22 - PCT fees fixed by WIPO payable to the EPO as RO, ISA, SISA or IPEA

OJ EPO SE 3/2020, p24 - Miscellaneous fees

Fees for states recognising European patents upon request

OJ EPO SE 3/2020, p26 - Description of fee codes

OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p0 - CONTENT

FOREWORD by the President of the Boards of Appeal

OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p1 - FOREWORD by the President of the Boards of Appeal

OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p2 - I. PATENTABILITY

A. Exceptions to patentability

1. Patentability of biological inventions

OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p23 - II. PATENT APPLICATION AND AMENDMENTS

A. Claims

1. Interpretation of ambiguous terms or confirmation of the text of a claim

OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p45 - III. RULES COMMON TO ALL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE EPO

A. The principle of the protection of legitimate expectations

1. Knowledge of the relevant legal provisions and the case law

OJ EPO SE 4/2020, p62 - IV. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE DEPARTMENTS OF FIRST INSTANCE

A. Examination procedure

1. Decisions with no text submitted or agreed by the applicant (Article 113(2) EPC)

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Fees for states recognising European patents upon request

A. Exceptions to patentability

1. Patentability of biological inventions

A. Claims

1. Interpretation of ambiguous terms or confirmation of the text of a claim

A. The principle of the protection of legitimate expectations

1. Knowledge of the relevant legal provisions and the case law

A. Examination procedure

1. Decisions with no text submitted or agreed by the applicant (Article 113(2) EPC)

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