Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 4 April 2022 concerning a further extension of the pilot project for oral proceedings by videoconference before opposition divisions

The President of the European Patent Office, having regard to Articles 10(2)(a) and 116 of the European Patent Convention (EPC), has decided as follows:

Article 1
Further extension of the pilot project

The pilot project for oral proceedings by videoconference before opposition divisions, as set out in the decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 November 2020 concerning the modification and extension of the pilot project for oral proceedings by videoconference before opposition divisions (OJ EPO 2020, A121) and extended by decisions of the President dated 14 May 2021 (OJ EPO 2021, A41) and 23 November 2021 (OJ EPO 2021, A93), is further extended to run until 31 December 2022.

Article 2
Entry into force

This decision enters into force on 1 June 2022.

Done at Munich, 4 April 2022

António CAMPINOS

President