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WIPO intends to discontinue the use by PCT applicants of fax services at the International Bureau. epi representatives and others have been working hard to ensure that the fax service is not switched off, until a suitable contingency filing service is in place, and tried and fully tested by users over a period of time.

Appeal not to have been filed or inadmissible? The Enlarged Board of Appeal endorses the prevailing view of the Boards and the comments sent by epi in its amicus curiae brief.

Today, oral proceedings took place before the Enlarged Board of Appeal in case G 2/19.

The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation unanimously adopted yesterday the EPO’s Strategic Plan (SP2023) for the period 2019-2023.

The presentation of the plan is supported by a short video that includes a contribution of epi.

Applications must be submitted no later than 12 August 2019 via the EPO web portal.