OJ EPO 2015, A89 - LT Lithuania

Payment of fees

The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania has informed us that the bank accounts for renewal fees and other fees concerning European patents in Lithuania have changed.

Details of the new accounts are as follows:

Account holder:

State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania

Reference number: 5310

OJ EPO 2015, A90 - ME Montenegro

New fee rates

The Intellectual Property Office of Montenegro has informed us that some patent fees have been changed.^[ 1 ]

Applicants for and proprietors of European patents with effect in Montenegro are advised that since 1 November 2014 the following rates for renewal fees apply:

OJ EPO 2015, A91 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 November 2015 concerning the electronic filing of documents

The President of the European Patent Office,

having regard to Rule 2 EPC and Rule 89bis.1 and 2 PCT,

has decided as follows:

Article 1

Admissibility of electronic filing

OJ EPO 2015, A92 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 2 October 2015 concerning the staying of proceedings due to referral G 1/15

OJ EPO 2015, A93 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 November 2015 concerning the programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications ("PACE") [ 1 ]

The implementation of Early Certainty from Search (ECfS) in July 2014 has revealed a need to review and clarify the conditions applicable to the programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications ("PACE").

OJ EPO 2015, A94 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 30 November 2015 concerning ways to expedite the European grant procedure

This notice^[ 1 ] contains information regarding ways to expedite the European grant procedure in addition to the programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications ("PACE").^[ 2 ]

OJ EPO 2015, A95 - Events: Search Matters and Examination Matters 2016

Next June, for the first time, "Search Matters" and "Examination Matters" - two major EPO conferences - will be held back to back in The Hague, making it easy to attend both.

OJ EPO 2015, A96 - European qualifying examination - Examination Board for the European qualifying examination

Examination results

In accordance with Article 14(1) of the Regulation on the European qualifying examination for professional representatives (REE), the following candidates were successful in the European qualifying examination which took place from 23 to 26 February 2015:

Abel Richard

OJ EPO 2015, A97 - List of professional representatives before the European Patent Office [ 1 ]

	Contracting state
AT	Austria

OJ EPO 2015, A98 - Internship for patent professionals - Praktika Intern 2016 – working with examiners