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This new version will be available on Wednesday 14.06.2023 - it will include changes in EP Bulletin search related to European patent proceedings (EP information) and unitary patent proceedings (UP information).

More specifically:

• A number of EP information search criteria will be added or renamed or deleted
• Result list columns and document fields will be amended in accordance with EP information search criteria amendments
• New UP information search criteria will be added
• New result list columns and document fields will be added in accordance with the new UP information search criteria

Please note that:

• On Wednesday 14.06.2023 and as far as UP information is concerned, only UPC opt-out information will be available
• UP information other than UPC opt-out information will be available in EP Bulletin search as of Wednesday 12.07.2023
• A new user manual will be provided on 14.06.2023 – it will subsequently be improved when UP information other than UPC opt-out information will appear

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The new EP Bulletin search is now online - the new user manual will be available today before 14:00 CET

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The new user manual is now online (version 3 - PDF file).

Please check revision sheet on page 2 for an overview of the amendments.

See e.g. annex 1.A for search criteria codes that have been renamed (for example, APDT "application filing date" becomes APD, APNM "Applicant" becomes APP, etc.)


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Is there now no "opposition" field corresponding to what was PCPA (Patent maintained in amended form)?

Dear Bradford,

You could use PUB2 instead of PCPA - e.g. PUB2 = 202301 returns 100 documents that are patents maintained in amended form in January 2023, i.e. B2 published in January 2023.

See for example 3479183:

Most recent event
Publication of B2 document - Published on 04.01.2023 [2023-01]
...
Publication
EP3479183 - 08.05.2019 - A1/A2 - Patent application (de)
EP3479183 - 25.03.2020 - B1 - Patent specification
EP3479183 - 04.01.2023 - B2 - New patent specification after opposition procedure
...
Opposition
04.01.2023 - Patent maintained in amended form
01 - 15.12.2020 - Opposition admissible
...


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