Nominations Committee

Committee Members
Country	Name
BE	Leyder Francis (Vice-Chair)
BG	Sirakova Olga Rousseva (Secretary)
CH	Liebetanz Michael
DE	Tüngler Eberhard
	Vogelsang-Wenke Heike (Chair)
TR	Arkan Selda

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Table of Content
Editorial
Committee Elections 2026
Report from the 102nd Council Meeting
The Ups and Downs of AI-Assisted Patent Drafting
World IP Day 2026
Strengthening the Bench
Patent Prosecution in a Global Context and a Scalable Framework for PPH within the PCT
Opinion on Representation from PCC
Risks (and Safeguards) in the Use of AI by IP Professionals
Updates on the Use of AI
Do Rule 56 EPC (missing parts) and Rule 56a EPC (erroneously filed application documents) apply to divisional applications?
Ex Parte Proceedings before the Unified Patent Court
Continuing Professional Education with the help of epi
New EQE Training Materials in Development
EQE Paper F Preparation Training 2027
Weekly Tutor Consultation Hour – Exclusively for epi Students
epi Students Mentoring Programme - Successful Pilot Extended
CEIPI Preparation Courses 2026
Report of the Professional Conduct Committee
Report of the Professional Education Committee
Report of the EPO Finances Committee
Report of the epi-Finances Committee
Report of the Biotechnological Committee
Report of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Report of the Disciplinary Committee
Report of the Online Communications Committee
Contact Data of EPO Legal Division
Next Board and Council Meetings
Next deadline for epi Information
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