OJ EPO 2016, A18 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 February 2016 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in Spain from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – [..]

Full title: OJ EPO 2016, A18 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 February 2016 exempting applicants claiming the priority of a first filing made in Spain from filing a copy of the search results under Rule 141(1) EPC – utilisation scheme [ 1 ] , [ 2 ]

OJ EPO 2016, A21 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 March 2016 concerning amendment of the signature requirements in online filing

The decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 November 2015 concerning the electronic filing of documents (OJ EPO 2015, A91) entered into force on 16 November 2015, creating a new legal basis for online filing (OLF).

OJ EPO 2016, A23 - Warning - beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patents

1. Numerous European patent applicants and proprietors have informed the European Patent Office (EPO) that firms and individuals have sent them invoices inviting them to pay for the publication and/or registration of their applications and patents. Similar reports have been received from applicants who have filed international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT applications).

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