The fees guidance currently applicable is set out in OJ EPO 2016, A26.

The current schedule of fees and expenses of the EPO is set out in supplementary publication 2, OJ EPO 2016.

Fee information is also published on the EPO website: www.epo.org/fees.

(situation on 1 March 2016)

I. UNIVERSAL TREATIES

1. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883, revised at Brussels on 14 December 1900, at Washington on 2 June 1911, at The Hague on 6 November 1925, at London on 2 June 1934, at Lisbon on 31 October 1958, at Stockholm on 14 July 1967, and amended in 1979^[ 1 ]

THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,

Having regard to the European Patent Convention and in particular Part IX (Special Agreements) thereof,

Having regard to Regulations (EU) No 1257/2012 and No 1260/2012,

Having regard to Rule 2(1)(b) relating to Unitary Patent Protection,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The following is a revised version of the notice on the opposition procedure before the EPO published in OJ EPO 2001, 148 ff. It reflects recent developments in opposition procedure that will take effect as from 1 July 2016.

1. The notice of opposition

Opponents are recommended to use Form 2300, irrespective of the chosen means of filing.

With effect from 1 June 2016 the present form replaces Form EPA/EPO/OEB 1009 published in the OJ EPO 2015, A4.

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