OJ EPO 2014, A4 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 13 December 2013 amending Rule 6 of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention and Article 14(1) of the Rules relating to Fees (CA/D 19/13)

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,

OJ EPO 2014, A5 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 13 December 2013 amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the international or [..]

Full title: OJ EPO 2014, A5 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 13 December 2013 amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the international or supplementary international search report was drawn up by one of the European International Searching Authorities ( CA/D 14/13 )

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,

OJ EPO 2014, A6 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 12 December 2013 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 2014, A7 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 December 2013 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO

An updated list of forms available free of charge from the EPO and a list of selected publications are given below.

The forms and publications can be obtained from the EPO (preferably from Vienna, but also from Munich, The Hague and Berlin). The forms are also available from the central industrial property offices of the EPC contracting states.

OJ EPO 2014, A8 - Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme between the IP5 Offices based on PCT and national work products

I. Background

The European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), referred to as the IP5 Offices, announced on 24 September 2013 their intention to launch a comprehensive Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme.

OJ EPO 2014, A10 - Publications of the EPO

New edition of the "Guide for applicants (Part 1)"

An updated version of the EPO Guide for applicants (Part 1) - "How to get a European patent” has been published by the EPO, taking into account amendments up to October 2013.

National law relating to the EPC

The information brochure "National law relating to the EPC" has been revised in agreement with the EPC contracting and extension states, and the 16th edition (September 2013) has just been published.

OJ EPO 2014, A11 - Official Journal archive on DVD

An item in the Official Journal for December ("Official Journal to go fully electronic from 2014", OJ EPO 2013, 606) announced a free archive on DVD for subscribers.

Due to technical problems, the DVD was not ready in time for inclusion in the December issue.

As soon as it is ready for despatch, it will be sent, as announced, to all subscribers registered as at 31 December 2013.

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