The EPO’s annual "Search Matters" conference for patent search professionals will be held in Munich on 30 and 31 March 2017. The event provides unique insights into the working methods of an EPO examiner, giving participants the chance to learn more about the EPO's patent search strategies and techniques. In addition, participants can join workshops on industry-specific searches run by experienced patent examiners.

Contracting state

1. The amounts of the fees and reductions listed under point 3 are fixed by WIPO and expressed in Swiss currency (Rule 96 PCT). However, where these fees must be paid to the EPO - in its function as receiving Office or IPEA - they must be paid in euros.

New fee rates

The Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks has informed us that the amounts in Romanian currency of the following patent fees have been changed. ^[ 1 ]

The amounts in euros are unchanged.

II.1 - Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for the year 2016

The Enlarged Board of Appeal,

having regard to Rule 13, paragraph 1, of the Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention,

and to Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal,