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 and French language">French, the three official languages of the EPO. The three texts coexist in the same issue of the journal. The journal is published on the last day of the month.


History

The first issue of the ''Official Journal of the EPO'' was published in December 1977, two months after the European Patent Convention entered into force on October 7, 1977. The first issue starts with a foreword by Johannes Bob van Benthem, the first President of the EPO. Until 2014, the ''Official Journal'' was published both on paper and online. On January 1, 2014, the paper edition was discontinued; only the online edition remains (free of charge). In addition, as from 2014, the articles are no longer referenced by their page number, but carry a reference number starting with "A", e.g. OJ EPO 2014, A12. In 2016, the Official Journal editorial office moved from the EPO Munich office to its Vienna office.


Publication of decisions of the Boards of Appeal

Only specific decisions of the
Boards of Appeal of the EPO The European Patent Convention (EPC), the multilateral treaty instituting the legal system according to which European patents are granted, contains provisions allowing a party to appeal a decision issued by a first instance department of the Euro ...
are published in the ''Official Journal'': * the decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal (in practice, opinions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal are published as well); * as of 2002, individual decisions of the boards of appeal on the initiative of the board concerned.''Notice from the Vice-President Directorate-General 3 dated 3 July 2002 concerning the publication of decisions of the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office'', OJ 8-9/2002, p. 44

/ref> Other decisions are published on the EPO web site.


See also

* ''
PCT Newsletter The ''PCT Newsletter'' is a monthly publication of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It contains "up-to-date news about the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)",List of intellectual property law journals This list includes notable journals and magazines concerned with intellectual property (IP) law and business, and their various sub-fields, such as copyright, patent and trademark laws. The list also includes official journals and gazettes of pate ...
* ''
Official Journal of the European Union An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority, (either their own or that of their s ...
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References


External links


The Official Journal of the EPO
on the EPO web site

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