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Supplementary publication 1, Official Journal 2019, Information from the Boards of Appeal – Presidium, business distribution and texts relating to the proceedings

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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 2018/2019
I. NOTICE CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL FOR 2018/2019 1-2 PDF View
II. BUSINESS DISTRIBUTION 2019
II.1 Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for 2019 3-11 PDF View
II.2 Business distribution scheme of the Legal Board of Appeal for 2019 12-13 PDF View
II.3 Business distribution scheme of the Technical Boards of Appeal for 2019 14-26 PDF View
II.4 Business distribution scheme of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal for 2019 27-28 PDF View
III. RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
III.1 Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal 29-39 PDF View
III.2 Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal 40-49 PDF View
III.3 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board 50-57 PDF View
IV. ACCELERATED PROCESSING
IV.1 Accelerated processing before the Boards of Appeal 58-59 PDF View
V. ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION OF DECISIONS
V.1 Electronic authentication of decisions of the boards of appeal of the EPO 60 PDF View
VI. REGISTRARS OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
VI.1 Transfer of tasks to the Registry of the Enlarged Board of Appeal 61-63 PDF View
VI.2 Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal 64-66 PDF View
VII. ORAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
VII.1 Oral proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO 67-68 PDF View
VII.2 Sound recording devices in oral proceedings before the boards of appeal of the EPO 69 PDF View
VII.3 Use of portable computers or other electronic devices in oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal 70-71 PDF View
VII.4 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 93-98 PDF View
XI.3 EPO Online Filing software 99-100 PDF View
XI.4 Electronic signatures, data carriers and software to be used for the electronic filing of patent applications and other documents 101-102 PDF View
XII. LATE RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS
XII.1 Application of Rule 133 EPC on the late receipt of documents 103-104 PDF View
XIII. LEGAL DIVISION
XIII.1 Responsibilities of the Legal Division 105 PDF View
XIV. REPRESENTATIVES, EPI, DISCIPLINARY MATTERS
XIV.1 epi 106-112 PDF View
XIV.2 epi Code of Conduct 113-118 PDF View
XIV.3 Regulation on discipline for professional representatives 119-130 PDF View
XIV.4 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the epi 131-140 PDF View
XIV.5 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board 141-147 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) 148-153 PDF View
XV.2 Act of Delegation 154-155 PDF View
XV.3 Deputy of the President of the Boards of Appeal 156-157 PDF View
XVI. INDEX OF PUBLISHED DECISIONS
XVI. INDEX OF PUBLISHED DECISIONS 158-161 PDF View