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Official Journal December 1998

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Online publication date: 21.12.1998
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ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Composition of the Administrative Council
Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at November 1998)565-566PDFHTML
BOARDS OF APPEAL
Information from the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Referrals by boards of appeal (G 3/98)567PDFHTML
Referrals by the President of the European Patent Office (G 4/98)567-568PDFHTML
Decisions of the Legal Board of Appeal
Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal 3.1.1 dated 4 July 1997 – J 22/95569-581PDFHTML
Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 3 September 1997 – J 29/96581-586PDFHTML
Decisions of the Technical Boards of Appeal
Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.1 dated 20 October 1997 – T 460/95587-596PDFHTML
INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Official Journal Index, Year 21/1998InsertPDF 
Information from the EPO
Notice dated 20 November 1998 concerning new versions of various forms597-598PDFHTML
Introduction of paragraph numbering in European patent documents598-600PDFHTML
REPRESENTATION
European qualifying examination
Appointment of members of the Examination Board and examination committees601-602PDFHTML
Notice from the Examination Secretariat602PDFHTML
List of professional representatives before the EPO
List of professional representatives before the EPO603-613PDFHTML
INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING / EXTENSION STATES
DE Germany
Amendment of the Patent Law and other laws614-616PDFHTML
Decision of the Bundespatentgericht (Federal Patent Court) dated 25 August 1997 – Steuerbare Filterschaltung (Controllable filter switch) "Extent of protection conferred by a patent – no inadmissible extension of protection by deleting originally non-disclosed features in claims during opposition proceedings – Limitation of claims to scope of original disclosure takes precedence over prohibition on later extension of protection"617-626PDFHTML
FEES
Reductions in PCT fees627-628PDFHTML
Guidance for the payment of fees, costs and prices628-637PDFHTML
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