Information from the EPO |
Decisions of the President of the EPO |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 January 2023 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses | A3 | PDF | HTML |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 January 2023 concerning the refund of the search fee under Article 9(2) of the Rules relating to Fees | A4 | PDF | HTML |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 17 January 2023 concerning the refund of the international search fee by the EPO acting as International Searching Authority | A5 | PDF | HTML |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 March 2023 implementing Article 12 of the Rules relating to Fees | A27 | PDF | HTML |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 24 April 2023 concerning the revision of WIPO Standard ST.26 | A46 | PDF | HTML |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 May 2023 concerning the electronic filing of documents | A48 | PDF | HTML |
Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 3 May 2023 concerning the web-based online service MyEPO Portfolio and electronic notification to the Mailbox | A49 | PDF | HTML |
Notices from the EPO |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 December 2022 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office | A6 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 12 December 2022 concerning the updating of the Guidelines for Search and Examination at the European Patent Office as PCT Authority (PCT-EPO Guidelines) | A7 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 February 2023 concerning the situation in Türkiye and Syria after the earthquakes on 6 February 2023 | A14 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 February 2023 concerning the decommissioning of outgoing faxes | A15 | PDF | HTML |
Disciplinary matters - Appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office | A16 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 7 March 2023 concerning the correction of the decision (CA/D 16/22, OJ EPO 2023, A2) of the Administrative Council of 14 December 2022 amending Article 2 of the Rules relating to Fees and adjusting the amount of the reduction in the fee for the supplementary European search where the international or supplementary international search report was drawn up by one of the European International Searching Authorities (CA/D 16/22 Corr. 1) | A26 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 March 2023 concerning search and examination fees | A28 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 March 2023 concerning amended Rules 126, 127 and 131 EPC | A29 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 April 2023 concerning the revision of WIPO Standard ST.26 | A47 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 May 2023 concerning new milestones for EPO online services | A50 | PDF | HTML |
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 24 April 2023 concerning the resumption of proceedings following decision G 2/21 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal | A51 | PDF | HTML |
Disciplinary matters – appointment of members of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office | A52 | PDF | HTML |
Representation |
List of professional representatives before the EPO |
List of professional representatives before the EPO | A8 | PDF | HTML |
List of professional representatives before the EPO | A17 | PDF | HTML |
List of professional representatives before the EPO | A30 | PDF | HTML |
List of professional representatives before the EPO | A39 | PDF | HTML |
List of professional representatives before the EPO | A53 | PDF | HTML |
CEIPI |
CEIPI seminars for the EQE pre-examination 2024 | A31 | PDF | HTML |
CEIPI - European qualifying examination 2024 ("main examination") | A32 | PDF | HTML |
CEIPI/epi |
CEIPI/epi - Basic training in European patent law | A33 | PDF | HTML |
Fees |
Rules relating to Fees - Decisions |
Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A10 | PDF | HTML |
Fees for international applications: new equivalent amounts | A11 | PDF | HTML |
Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A19 | PDF | HTML |
Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A35 | PDF | HTML |
Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A41 | PDF | HTML |
Warning – beware of approaches and requests for payment from firms purporting to register European patents | A55 | PDF | HTML |
Guidance for the payment of fees |
Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A9 | PDF | HTML |
Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A18 | PDF | HTML |
Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2023 | A34 | PDF | HTML |
Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices applicable as from 1 April 2023 | A40 | PDF | HTML |
Guidance for the payment of fees, expenses and prices | A54 | PDF | HTML |