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Notification of upcoming changes to the schema's (xsd) of the CPC scheme and definitions

12 January 2015 The EPO and USPTO have agreed to introduce improvements to the schema's of the CPC scheme and definitions. The changes will enter into force with the April 2015 scheme revisions.

Pre-release of the 2015.01 products now available

2 December 2014 As of today the material concerning the January 2015 CPC scheme version (2015.01) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

The 2014.12 CPC Scheme is now in force

1 December 2014 As announced, the 2014.12 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 4 November 2014 is now in force.

Pre-release of the 2014-12 products now available

4 November 2014 As of today the material concerning the December 2014 CPC scheme version (2014-12) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

The 2014.11 CPC Scheme is now in force

1 November 2014 As announced, the 2014.11 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 7 October 2014 is now in force.

Pre-release of the 2014-11 products now available

7 October 2014 As of today the material concerning the October 2014 CPC scheme version (2014-10) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

The 2014.10 CPC Scheme is now in force

1 October 2014 As announced, the 2014.10 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 24 September 2014 is now in force.

Pre-release of the 2014-10 products now available

24 September 2014 As of today the material concerning the October 2014 CPC scheme version (2014-10) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.

The 2014.09 CPC Scheme is now in force

1 September 2014 As announced, the 2014.09 version of the CPC scheme which was pre-released on 5 August 2014 is now in force.

Pre-release of the 2014-09 products now available

5 August 2014 As of today the material concerning the September 2014 CPC scheme version (2014-09) is available via the "Pre-release" area of the website.