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13 January 2017 As of today the material concerning the February 2017 CPC scheme version (2017.02) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

12 January 2017 As announced, the 2017.01 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 6 December 2016 is now in force since 1 January 2017.  

6 December 2016 As of today the material concerning the January 2017 CPC scheme version (2017.01) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

18 November 2016 The EPO and USPTO have agreed to introduce the following new XML products for the CPC scheme and definitions:

1 November 2016 As announced, the 2016.11 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 4 October 2016 is now in force.

4 October 2016 As of today the material concerning the August 2016 CPC scheme version (2016.11) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

28 September 2016

1 August 2016 As announced, the 2016.08 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 18 July 2016 is now in force.  

18 July 2016 As of today the material concerning the August 2016 CPC scheme version (2016.08) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

1 June 2016 The "CPC Annual Report 2015" provides relevant information on all CPC related activities undertaken during the year 2015