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The last meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the UPC was held in Sweden on 19 October 2015. At this meeting, the 18th draft of the Rules of Procedure was adopted. For more information, please visit the website of the Preparatory Committee.

Acceptance of handwritten amendments in oral proceedings - Rule 82 EPC

The Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation, at its 145th meeting held in Munich on 14 and 15 October 2015, approved a set of amendments to Rule 82 of the Implementing Regulations to the EPC concerning the acceptance of handwritten amendments in oral proceedings.

Register now for this unique seminar in which the recent developments in the USA and Europe on patent eligibility are presented.

The epi is very proud to announce the relaunch of its revised website up from 28 September 2015

We regret to inform you that Heinz Bardehle passed away on September 10, 2015.