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1 December 2015 As of today the material concerning the January 2016 CPC scheme version (2016.01) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

1 December 2015 As announced, the 2015.12 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 3 November 2015 is now in force.  

3 November 2015 As of today the material concerning the December 2015 CPC scheme version (2015.12) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

1 November 2015 As announced, the 2015.11 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 6 October 2015 is now in force.  

21 October 2015 For the year 2016, the EPO and the USPTO have agreed on the following publication schedule for the 2016 CPC Scheme and corresponding products updates: - 2016.01 - 2016.02 - 2016.05

8 October 2015

6 October 2015 As of today the material concerning the November 2015 CPC scheme version (2015.11) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

1 October 2015 As announced, the 2015.10 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 1 September 2015 is now in force.  

1 September 2015 As of today the material concerning the October 2015 CPC scheme version (2015.10) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

1 September 2015 As announced, the 2015.09 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 4 August 2015 is now in force.