The 9th edition of Case law of the EPO boards of appeal is now available online
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IP5 Pilot on Collaborative Search and Examination under the PCT – Update
http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/official-journal/information-epo/archive/20190702.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. IP5 Pilot on Collaborative Search and Examination under the PCT – Update This text is intended for publication in the Official Journal (OJ) of the EPO. It is made available in advance on the EPO website... Continue reading
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A legal study on AI inventorship published
http://www.epo.org/service-support/updates/2019/20190614.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. An academic study on artificial intelligence (AI) inventorship is now available for download. The study was prepared by Dr. Noam Shemtov of Queen Mary University of London and analyses the impact of AI... Continue reading
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Notice concerning the staying of proceedings due to the referral of a point of law to the Enlarged Board of Appeal by the President of the European Patent Office
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Extension of periods expiring on 8 March 2019
http://www.epo.org/service-support/updates/2019/20190306.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. International Women’s Day – 8 March – is now a public holiday in the state of Berlin in Germany. The EPO filing offices in Munich, Berlin and The Hague will be open[1] on... Continue reading
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Notice concerning the fee refund procedures
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EPO offices closed from 24 December 2018 to 1 January 2019
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Quota reached for Collaborative Search and Examination pilot programme
http://www.epo.org/service-support/updates/2018/20180914.html Content reproduced from the Website of the European Patent Office as permitted by their terms of use. We will re-open the call for PCT applications selecting the EPO as ISA in German / French in January 2019 and in English in July 2019 The PCT Collaborative Search and Examination (IP5)... Continue reading
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The 11th edition of the “Euro-PCT Guide: PCT procedure at the EPO” is now available online
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Enhancement of Euro-PCT route: payment of the third year renewal fee
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