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

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I. NOTICE CONCERNING THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL FOR 2022/2023
I. NOTICE CONCERNING THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL FOR 2022/2023 1-2 PDF View
II. BUSINESS DISTRIBUTION 2023
II.1 Business distribution scheme of the Enlarged Board of Appeal for 2023 3-13 PDF View
II.2 Business distribution scheme of the Legal Board of Appeal for 2023 14-16 PDF View
II.3 Business distribution scheme of the Technical Boards of Appeal for 2023 17-32 PDF View
II.4 Business distribution scheme of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal for 2023 33-35 PDF View
III. RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
III.1 Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal 36-46 PDF View
III.2 Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 47-61 PDF View
III.3 Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2007 62-71 PDF View
III.4 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal 72-80 PDF View
IV. ACCELERATED PROCESSING
IV.1 Accelerated processing before the boards of appeal 81 PDF View
V. ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION OF DECISIONS
V.1 Electronic authentication of decisions of the boards of appeal 82 PDF View
VI. REGISTRARS OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
VI.1 Transfer of tasks to the Registry of the Enlarged Board of Appeal 83-85 PDF View
VI.2 Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal 86-89 PDF View
VII. ORAL PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
VII.1 Oral proceedings before the boards of appeal 90 PDF View
VII.2 Filing of documents during oral proceedings held by videoconference 91-93 PDF View
VII.3 Sound-recording devices in oral proceedings before the boards of appeal 94 PDF View
VII.4 Use of portable computers or other electronic devices in oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal 95-96 PDF View
VII.5 Use of an alternative official language in oral proceedings 97 PDF View
VII.6 Compensation and fees payable to witnesses and experts 98-102 PDF View
VIII. REPRESENTATION
VIII.1 Filing of authorisations 103-104 PDF View
IX. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
IX.1 Public notification under Rule 129 EPC 105 PDF View
X. MAINTENANCE OF FILES, FILE INSPECTION
X.1 PHOENIX electronic file system for the creation, maintenance and preservation of files 106-107 PDF View
X.2 Inspection of files 108-109 PDF View
X.3 Documents excluded from file inspection 110-111 PDF View
X.4 Introducing a consolidated list and discontinuation of the practice of forwarding cited documents 112-114 PDF View
XI. FILING OF PATENT APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
XI.1 Filing of patent applications and other documents by facsimile 115-118 PDF View
XI.2 Electronic filing of documents 119-126 PDF View
XI.3 Mailbox – Boards of Appeal 127 PDF View
XI.4 EPO Online Filing software 128-129 PDF View
XII. LATE RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS
XII.1 Application of Rule 133 EPC on the late receipt of documents 130-131 PDF View
XIII. LEGAL DIVISION
XIII.1 Responsibilities of the Legal Division 132 PDF View
XIV. REPRESENTATIVES, EPI, DISCIPLINARY MATTERS
XIV.1 epi 133-139 PDF View
XIV.2 epi Code of Conduct 140-145 PDF View
XIV.3 Regulation on discipline for professional representatives 146-156 PDF View
XIV.4 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the epi 157-167 PDF View
XIV.5 Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board 168-174 PDF View
XV. ORGANISATION OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL
XV.1 Act of Delegation 175-176 PDF View
XV.2 Deputy of the President of the Boards of Appeal 177-178 PDF View
XV.3 Deputy of the President of the Boards of Appeal (as from May 2023) 179-180 PDF View
ANNEXES
Annex 1 Index of published decisions 181-184 PDF View
Annex 2 Table setting out the amendments to the RPBA and the explanatory remarks 185-268 PDF View