Information about the closure of euro accounts of the European Patent Organisation

Two points have been added to the "Information for patent applicants" given in the section "Euro accounts of the European Patent Organisation".

TR Turkey

The Turkish Patent Institute has informed us that some patent fees have been changed.[ 1 ]

Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Turkey are advised that from 1 January 2014 the following rates apply:

Further to the decision dated 9 December 2010 concerning the information given in the European Patent Register[ 1 ], and having regard to Rule 143(2) EPC, the President of the European Patent Office has decided as follows:

Portable computers such as laptops, tablets and other hand-held electronic devices have rapidly become a standard supporting tool in our society. They can perform a wide range of tasks and are increasingly used during oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal. The use of electronic devices during oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal has not been regulated to date, although they have generally been allowed.