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Information from the Boards of Appeal Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to the proceedings

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I. NOTICE CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL FOR THE YEARS 2018/2019
I. NOTICE CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL FOR THE YEARS 2018/2019 1-2 PDF View
II. BUSINESS DISTRIBUTION 2018
II.1 Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for the year 2018 3-11 PDF View
II.2 Business distribution scheme of the Legal Board of Appeal for the year 2018 12-13 PDF View
II.3 Business distribution scheme of the Technical Boards of Appeal for the year 2018 14-27 PDF View
II.4 Business distribution scheme for the Disciplinary Board of Appeal for the year 2018 28-29 PDF View
III. RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
III.1 Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office 30-40 PDF View
III.2 Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office 41-50 PDF View
III.3 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office 51-58 PDF View
IV. ACCELERATED PROCESSING
IV.1 Notice from the Vice-President Directorate-General 3 dated 17 March 2008 concerning accelerated processing before the Boards of Appeal 59-60 PDF View
V. ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION OF DECISIONS
V.1 Communication from the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 15 December 2011 concerning the electronic authentication of decisions of the boards of appeal of the EPO 61 PDF View
VI. REGISTRARS OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
VI.1 Transfer of tasks to the Registry of the Enlarged Board of Appeal 62-64 PDF View
VI.2 Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal 65-67 PDF View
VII. ORAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
VII.1 Notice of the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 16 July 2007 concerning oral proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO 68-69 PDF View
VII.2 Notice of the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 16 July 2007 concerning sound recording devices in oral proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO 70 PDF View
VII.3 Notice from the Vice-President Directorate-General 3 dated 10 February 2014 concerning the use of portable computers or other electronic devices in oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal 71 PDF View
VII.4 Communication from the Vice-President of Directorate-General 3 of the European Patent Office dated 16 July 2007 concerning the obligation to give notice pursuant to Rule 4(1), first sentence, EPC in proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO (use of an alternative official language in oral proceedings) 72 PDF View
VII.5 Compensation and fees payable to witnesses and experts 73-77 PDF View
VIII. REPRESENTATION
VIII.1 Filing of authorisations 78-79 PDF View
IX. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
IX.1 Public notification under Rule 129 EPC 80 PDF View
X. MAINTENANCE OF FILES, FILE INSPECTION
X.1 PHOENIX electronic file system for the creation, maintenance and preservation of files 81-82 PDF View
X.2 Inspection of files 83-85 PDF View
X.3 Documents excluded from file inspection 86-87 PDF View
XI. FILING OF PATENT APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
XI.1 Filing of patent applications and other documents by facsimile 88-92 PDF View
XI.2 Electronic filing of documents 93-97 PDF View
XI.3 EPO Online Filing software 98-99 PDF View
XI.4 Electronic signatures, data carriers and software to be used for the electronic filing of patent applications and other documents 100-101 PDF View
XI.5 Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 March 2015 concerning the filing of documents using the EPO case management system 102-105 PDF View
XI.6 Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 September 2014 concerning the filing of documents using the EPO web-form filing service 106-109 PDF View
XII. LATE RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS
XII.1 Application of Rule 133 EPC on the late receipt of documents 110-111 PDF View
XIII. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEGAL DIVISION
XIII. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEGAL DIVISION 112 PDF View
XIV. REPRESENTATIVES, EPI, DISCIPLINARY MATTERS
XIV.1 Regulation on the establishment of an institute of professional representatives before the European Patent Office 113-119 PDF View
XIV.2 Code of Conduct of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office 120-125 PDF View
XIV.3 Regulation on discipline for professional representatives 126-136 PDF View
XIV.4 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the EPO 137-146 PDF View
XIV.5 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office 147-153 PDF View
XV. STRUCTURAL REFORM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
XV.1 Organisation of the Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal (Rule 12 to Rule 13 EPC) 154-159 PDF View
XV.2 Delegation of functions and powers from the President of the European Patent Office to the President of the Boards of Appeal 160 PDF View
XV.3 Decision of the President of the Boards of Appeal of 3 August 2017 designating the deputy of the President of the Boards of Appeal 161-162 PDF View