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Official Journal March 2017

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Online publication date: 31.3.2017
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ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
Composition of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation (as at March 2017)A18PDFHTML
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Information from the EPO
Delegation of functions and powers from the President of the European Patent Office to the President of the Boards of AppealA19PDFHTML
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 March 2017 concerning issuing a provisional opinion accompanying the partial search resultsA20PDFHTML
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 March 2017 concerning the processing by the EPO as International Searching Authority of informal comments on earlier search results ("PCT Direct")A21PDFHTML
Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to publish and/or register European or international patent applications and European patentsA22PDFHTML
Representation
Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2018 – Pre-examination and main examinationA23PDFHTML
Notice from the Examination Secretariat for the European qualifying examination – Registration pursuant to Rule 28 of the Implementing provisions to the Regulation on the European qualifying examinationA24PDFHTML
List of professional representatives before the EPOA25PDFHTML
Fees
Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and pricesA26PDFHTML
INFORMATION FROM THE CONTRACTING STATES/ EXTENSION AND VALIDATION STATES
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New fee ratesA27PDFHTML
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
PCT
Agreement between the EPO and WIPO under the PCT – Annex CA28PDFHTML
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