Policy Papers
Patents : 122 Documents
This part of the site is up-to-date from 2004; relevant position papers prior to then are obtainable from the Secretariat.
Online consultation on the proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal
Amicus Curiae Brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 1/21
Court of Justice case C-44/21 (Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG v HARTING Deutschland GmbH & Co. et al.)
Consultation on EPC and PCT-EPO Guidelines
IP Federation position statement on the Unified Patent Court
Amicus Curiae Brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 3/19
EPO Strategic Plan (2019 – 2023)
EPO user consultation on the introduction of a postponed examination system
EU Justice Sub-Committee – Intellectual property and the Unified Patent Court