News

From the Presidium, a message to the members with information about:

• Cancellation of the Council meeting in Glasgow
• epi Secretariat continuity plans activated
• epi letter to the EPO regarding the EQE cancellation
• Short report of the "mock e-Council" meeting of the AC
• Letter from the EPO President regarding oral proceedings by videoconference
• Message from the International Bureau regarding postal mail and e-mail

This morning the German Federal Constitutional Court (“Bundesverfassungsgericht”) issued a long-awaited judgment on a complaint filed against the German legislation implementing the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement.

Last week, the Supervisory Board, which is a joint body of the EPO and epi, informed all candidates of EQE 2020 about its decision to cancel the EQE scheduled for 16.-19. March 2020 in view of the current COVID19 epidemic.

Information from the epi President

epi receives numerous messages from members who have been refused a postponement of oral proceedings or transfer to videoconference. If you are affected, please do not hesitate to send a new request, explaining that the situation has changed and is changing.