Ancillary Regulations Part I: Article 55(1)(b) OJ 1979, 159 International Exhibitions

Article 55(1)(b) OJ 1979, 159 International Exhibitions: International Exhibitions as referred to in Article 55 EPC

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Ancillary Regulations

Part I

Article 55(1)(b) OJ 1979, 159 International Exhibitions: International Exhibitions as referred to in Article 55 EPC

Article 39 OJ 1984, 296: Decision of the Administrative Council of 8 June 1984 on the proportion of renewal fees for European patents to be remitted to the European Patent Organisation

Article 65 OJ 2001, 549: Agreement dated 17 October 2001 on the application of Article 65 EPC

Article 55(1)(b) - OJ 1979, 159 International Exhibitions

International Exhibitions as referred to in Article 55 EPC

- OJ 1979, 159 -

1. The following list enumerates, for purposes of the application of Article 55(1)(b) EPC, those international exhibitions falling within the terms of the Convention on international exhibitions signed at Paris on 22 November 1928 and last revised on 30 November 1972 which have been registered so far by the International Exhibition Bureau.

Period

Place

Theme1

- OJ 1979, 159 -

01.05.-31.10.1982

KNOXVILLE
Tennessee, (USA)

Special Exhibition on Energy

1.	Only the French version of the exhibition themes is the official version.

- OJ 1981, 221 -

14.06.-12.07.1981

PLOVDIV
(Bulgarien)

Specialised exhibition on "La Chasse" (Hunting)

01.05.-31.10.1982

KNOXVILLE
-Tennessee (USA)

Specialised exhibition on "L´énergie" (Energy)

01.05.-11.11.1984

NEW ORLEANS
(USA)

Specialised exhibition on "Le monde des fleuves L´eau douce, source de vie" (The World of Rivers Freshwater, the fount of life)

17.03.-16.09.1985

TSUKUBA
(Japan)

Specialised exhibition on "La maison et son environnement - Science et Technologie au service de l´Homme chez lui" (Home and the Environment - Science and technology in the service of man in his home)

02.05.-13.10.1988

VANCOUVER
(Kanada)

Specialised exhibition on "Les transports - L´Homme en mouvement" (Transport - Man on the Move)

- OJ 1983, 37 -

08.04.-10.10.1982

AMSTERDAM
(NL)

Floriade

01.05.-31.10.1982

KNOXVILLE
Tennessee (US)

Energy

28.04.-09.10.1983

MUNICH
(DE)

International Horticultural Exhibition 1983

02.05.-21.10.1984

LIVERPOOL
(GB)

International Garden Festival - Liverpool 1984

12.05.-11.11.1984

NEW ORLEANS Louisiana
(US)

The World of Rivers - Freshwater, the fount of life

17.03.-16.09.1985

TSUKUBA
(JP)

Home and the Evironment - Science and technology in the service of man in his home

02.05.-13.10.1986

VANCOUVER
(CA)

Transport - Man on the Move

- OJ 1984, 51 -

02.05.-21.10.1984

LIVERPOOL
(GB)

International Garden Festival - Liverpool 1984

12.05.-11.11.1984

NEW ORLEANS
Louisiana (US)

The World of Rivers - Freshwater, the fount of life

17.03.-16.09.1985

TSUKUBA
(JP)

Home and the Evironment - Science and technology in the service of man in his home

02.05.-13.10.1986

VANCOUVER
(CA)

Transport - Man on the Move

- OJ 1985, 32 -

17.03.-16.09.1985

TSUKUBA2
(JP)

Home and the Evironment - Science and technology in the service of man in his home

04.11.-30.11.1985

PLOVDIV2
(BG)

Achievement of the Young Inventors

02.05.-13.10.1986

VANCOUVER2
(CA)

Transport - Man on the Move

30.04.-30.10.1988

BRISBANE2
(AU)

Leisure in the Age of Technology

17.04.-12.10.1992

SEVILLA3
(ES)

The Age of Discovery

01.05.-31.10.1992

CHICAGO3
(US)

The Age of Discovery

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

- OJ 1986, 43 -

02.05.-13.10.1986

VANCOUVER2
(CA)

Transport - Man in Motion

30.04.-30.10.1988

BRISBANE2
(AU)

Leisure in the Age of Technology

17.04.-12.10.1992

SEVILLA3
(ES)

The Age of Discovery

01.05.-31.10.1992

CHICAGO3
(US)

The Age of Discovery

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

- OJ 1987, 86 -

12.12.87-25.4.88

MILANO2
(IT)

Cities of the World and the Future of the Metropolis

30.04.-30.10.1988

BRISBANE2
(AU)

Leisure in the Age of Technology

1.4.-30.9.1990

OSAKA
(JP)

International Garden and Greenery Exhibition

17.04.-12.10.1992

SEVILLA3
(ES)

The Age of Discovery

01.05.-31.10.1992

CHICAGO3
(US)

The Age of Discovery

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

- OJ 1988, 159 -

12.12.87-25.4.88

MILANO2
(IT)

Cities of the World and the Future of the Metropolis

30.04.-30.10.1988

BRISBANE2
(AU)

Leisure in the Age of Technology

1.4.-30.9.1990

OSAKA
(JP)

International Garden and Greenery Exhibition

17.04.-12.10.1992

SEVILLA3
(ES)

The Age of Discovery

15.05.-15.08.1992

GENOVA2
(IT)

Christopher Columbus:
The Ship and the Sea

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

- OJ 1989, 156 -

1.4.-30.9.1990

OSAKA
(JP)

International Garden and Greenery Exhibition

7.6.-7.7.1991

PLOVDIV2
(BG)

Youth Inventiveness for a Peaceful World

17.04.-12.10.1992

SEVILLA3
(ES)

The Age of Discovery

15.05.-15.08.1992

GENOVA2
(IT)

Christopher Columbus:
The Ship and the Sea

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

- OJ 1990, 183 -

1.4.-30.9.1990

OSAKA
(JP)

International Garden and Greenery Exhibition

7.6.-7.7.1991

PLOVDIV2
(BG)

Youth Inventiveness for a Peaceful World

28.11.91-23.02.92

MILANO2
(IT)

XVIIIth Triennale - Man-made and Natural Environments - Confronting the Ecological Challenge

17.04.-12.10.1992

SEVILLA3
(ES)

The Age of Discovery

15.05.-15.08.1992

GENOVA2
(IT)

Christopher Columbus:
The Ship and the Sea

23.4.-17.10.1993

STUTTGART2
(DE)

IGA 93 - Horticulture

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

- OJ 1991, 240 -

7.6.-7.7.1991

PLOVDIV2
(BG)

Youth Inventiveness for a Peaceful World

28.11.91-23.02.92

MILANO2
(IT)

XVIIIth Triennale - Man-made and Natural Environments - Confronting the Ecological Challenge

20.04.-12.10.1992

SEVILLA3
(ES)

The Age of Discovery

April-Nov. 1992

DEN HAAG-ZOETERMEER2
(NL)

Horticulture

15.05.-15.08.1992

GENOVA2
(IT)

Christopher Columbus:
The Ship and the Sea

23.4.-17.10.1993

STUTTGART2
(DE)

IGA 93 - Horticulture

7.8.-7.11.1993

TAEJON2
(KR)

The Challenge of a New Road to Development

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

- OJ 1992, 202 -

6.2.-3.5.1992

MILANO2
(IT)

XVIIIth Triennale - Man-made and Natural Environments - Confronting the Ecological Challenge

20.4.-12.10.1992

SEVILLA3
(ES)

The Age of Discovery

April-Nov. 1992

DEN HAAG-ZOETERMEER2
(NL)

Horticulture

15.5.-15.8.1992

GENOVA2
(IT)

Christopher Columbus: The Ship and the Sea

23.4.-17.10.1993

STUTTGART2
(DE)

IGA 93 - Horticulture

7.8.-7.11.1993

TAEJON2
(KR)

The Challenge of a New Road to Development

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

- OJ 1993, 266 -

23.4.-17.10.1993

STUTTGART2
(DE)

IGA 93 - Horticulture

7.8.-7.11.1993

TAEJON2
(KR)

The Challenge of a New Road to Development

11.5.-4.10.1996

BUDAPEST2
(HU)

Communication for a better world

2.	Specialised exhibition.

- OJ 1994, 276 -

7.8.-7.11.1993

TAEJON2
(KR)

The Challenge of a New Road to Development

11.5.-4.10.1996

BUDAPEST2
(HU)

Communication for a better world

2.	Specialised exhibition.

- OJ 1995, 270 -

11.5.-4.10.1996

BUDAPEST2
(HU)

Communication for a better world

11.5.-30.9.1998

LISBOA2
(PT)

The Oceans, a Heritage for the Future

2.	Specialised exhibition.

- OJ 1996, 246 -

22.5.-30.9.1998

LISBOA2
(PT)

The Oceans, a Heritage for the Futurer

1.6.-31.10.2000

HANNOVER3
(DE)

Man, Nature, Technology

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

- OJ 1997, 190 -

22.5.-30.9.1998

LISBOA2
(PT)

The Oceans, a Heritage for the Future

1.5.-31.10.1999

KUNMING2
(CN)

Horticultural Exhibition

1.6.-31.10.2000

HANNOVER3
(DE)

Man, Nature, Technology

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

- OJ 1998, 230 -

22.5.-30.9.1998

LISBOA2
(PT)

The Oceans, a Heritage for the Future

1.5.-31.10.1999

KUNMING2
(CN)

Horticultural Exhibition

1.6.-31.10.2000

HANNOVER3
(DE)

Man, Nature, Technology

25.3.-25.9.2005

SETO (Aichi)2
(JP)

Beyond Development: Discovering Nature's Wisdom

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

- OJ 1999, 242 -

1.5.-31.10.1999

KUNMING2
(CN)

International Horticultural Exhibition

1.6.-31.10.2000

HANNOVER3
(DE)

EXPO 2000 - Man, Nature, Technology

Mid-April - Mid-October 20024

HAARLEMMERMEER2
(NL)

Floriade Haarlemmermeer

Mid-April - Mid-October 20034

ROSTOCK2
(DE)

Floriade Rostock IGA

25.3.-25.9.2005

SETO (Aichi)2
(JP)

Beyond Development: Discovering Nature's Wisdom

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

4.	Provisional dates.

- OJ 2000, 224 -

1.6.-31.10.2000

HANNOVER3
(DE)

EXPO 2000 - Man, Nature, Technology

Mid-April - Mid-October 20024

HAARLEMMERMEER2
(NL)

Floriade Haarlemmermeer

Mid-April - Mid-October 20034

ROSTOCK2
(DE)

Floriade Rostock IGA

2.	Specialised exhibition.

3.	Universal exhibition.

4.	Provisional dates.

- OJ 2001, 227 -

6.4.-20.10.2002

HAARLEMMERMEER2
(NL)

Floriade Haarlemmermeer

25.4.-12.10.2003

ROSTOCK2
(DE)

IGA 2003 - Horticultural exhibition

25.3.-25.9.2005

AICHI2
(JP)

Nature's Wisdom

2.	Specialised exhibition.

- OJ 2002, 228 -

6.4.-20.10.2002

HAARLEMMERMEER2
(NL)

Floriade Haarlemmermeer

25.4.-12.10.2003

ROSTOCK2
(DE)

IGA 2003 - Horticultural exhibition

7.5.-6.8.2004

SEINE-SAINT-DENIS
(Paris Ile-de-France)
(FR)

SEMIMAGES 2004 - Images

25.3.-25.9.2005

AICHI2
(JP)

Nature's Wisdom

2.	Specialised exhibition.

- OJ 2003, 161 -

25.4.-12.10.2003

ROSTOCK2
(DE)

IGA 2003 - Horticultural exhibition

25.3.-25.9.2005

AICHI2
(JP)

Nature's Wisdom

2.	Specialised exhibition.

- OJ 2004, 223 -

25.3.-25.9.2005

AICHI2
(JP)

Nature's Wisdom

2.	Specialised exhibition.

- OJ 2005, 295 -

25.3.-25.9.2005

AICHI2
(JP)

Nature's Wisdom

2.	Specialised exhibition.

2. The disclosure of an invention at one of these exhibitions by the applicant or his legal predecessor is not prejudicial to a European patent application if it occurred no earlier than six months preceding the filing of the application and provided the applicant states, when filing the application, that the invention has been so displayed and submits, within four months of the filing of the application, the certificate of exhibition referred to in Rule 23 EPC.