Rules and Regulations

Like all professional bodies, the epi has rules and regulations governing its establishment, its membership and professional standards of its membership. This section serves to present these rules and regulations.

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Founding Regulation

Please find here the Founding Regulation of the Institute:

• Regulation on the establishment of an Institute of professional representatives before the European Patent Office

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Conduct and Discipline

Please find here the following regulations:

• Code of Conduct of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (last amended on 11.11.2023; published in the OJ EPO in March 2024; not yet published in the Collection of Decisions)
• Regulation on discipline for professional representatives
• Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office
• Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of the European Patent Office
• Additional Rules of Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office
• Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office 2020

Please find here a recently adopted recommendation by Council:

Recommendation on professional conduct in relation to the war in Ukraine

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By-Laws

Please find here

• the By-Laws of the Institute (2-3/05/2023)

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Collection of Decisions

The epi's Collection of Decisions comprises all the regulations concerning the Institute and its members.

• Collection of Decisions (2-3/05/2023 as published on 31 August 2023)