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1 November 2023

No 10-days rule any more at the EPO as of November 1, 2023


The 10-days rule stipulating that documents sent by the European Patent Office (EPO) were deemed to have been received 10 days after the date of the document, is not applicable any longer : all documents issued by the EPO on or after November 1st, 2023 are deemed to occur on the date of the document.
For applicants, the end of the 10-day rule will slightly shorten the term for responding to EPO communication since the deadline is now calculated from the date of the (...)