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12 October 2018 For the year 2019, the EPO and the USPTO have agreed on the following publication schedule for the 2019 CPC Scheme and corresponding products updates: - 1 January 2019 (CPC 2019.01)

1 August 2018 As announced, the 2018.08 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 3 July 2018 is now in force since 1 August 2018.

3 July 2018   As of today, the material concerning the August 2018 CPC scheme version (2018.08) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.  

16 February 2018   As of today, the material concerning the February 2018 CPC scheme version (2018.02) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.  

1 February 2018 As announced, the 2018.02 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 16 January 2018 is now in force since 1 February 2018.

1 January 2018 As announced, the 2018.01 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 5 December 2018 is now in force since 1 January 2018.

5 December 2017 As of today the material concerning the January 2018 CPC scheme version (2018.01) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

27 November 2017 For the year 2018, the EPO and the USPTO have agreed on the following publication schedule for the 2018 CPC Scheme and corresponding products updates: - 2018.01 - 2018.02 - 2018.05

1 August 2017 As announced, the 2017.08 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 4 July 2017 is now in force since 1 August 2017.  

24 July 2017 The "CPC Annual Report 2016" provides relevant information on all CPC related activities undertaken during the year 2016