New implementation of the EPO PACE programme starting 1 February 2026
On 1 February 2026, the revision of the PACE programme (Programme for Accelerated Prosecution of European Patent Applications) of the European Patent Office (EPO) entered into force. This update, announced in the Notice from the Official Journal of December 2025 (OJ EPO 2025, A69), introduces a major structural change in the acceleration of the European … Read more