On 23 November 2021, the EPO issued a notice extending its pilot project for conducting oral proceedings in opposition by videoconference (VICO) until 31 May 2022 in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. This means that all Opposition Division oral proceedings scheduled up until this date will be held by VICO, unless there are serious reasons why this would not be a suitable format. In such cases, the oral proceedings will be postponed until after that date.
The notice itself can be found here.
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UPDATE 6 APRIL 2022: On 6 April 2022, the EPO issued a notice extending its pilot project for conducting oral proceedings in opposition by videoconference (VICO) until 31 December 2022. Read the latest update here.