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CONTENTS
FOREWORD
.
VII
PREFACE
.
IX
ABOUT
THE
AUTHOR
.
XI
ABBREVIATIONS
USED
.
XLI
PART
A
-
STRATEGY
CHAPTER
1:
PAPER
D
PART
I
-
LEGAL
QUESTIONS
.
1
CHAPTER
2:
PAPER
D
PART
II
-
LEGAL
OPINION
.
105
CHAPTER
3:
PRE-EXAMINATION
-
LEGAL
QUESTIONS
.
146
PART
B
-
THE
EPC
CHAPTER
4:
THE
EPC
AND
EPO
.
155
CHAPTER
5:
THE
INVENTION
.
164
CHAPTER
6:
THE
APPLICATION
.
182
CHAPTER
7:
FILING
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
198
CHAPTER
8:
EXAMINATION
ON
FILING
.
208
CHAPTER
9:
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
AND
OPINION
.
219
CHAPTER
10:
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
AND
SEARCH
REPORT
.
224
CHAPTER
11:
REQUEST
FOR
EXAMINATION,
DESIGNATION
FEE,
EXTENSION
FEES
AND
VALIDATION
FEES
.
226
CHAPTER
12:
SUBSTANTIVE
EXAMINATION
.
232
CHAPTER
13:
ALLOWANCE
AND
GRANT
.
237
CHAPTER
14:
EUROPEAN
PATENT
WITH
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
243
CHAPTER
15:
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
.
264
CHAPTER
16:
LIMITATION
AND
REVOCATION
PROCEEDINGS
.
281
CHAPTER
17:
APPEAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
285
CHAPTER
18:
PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE
THE
ENLARGED
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
.
301
CHAPTER
19:
THE
APPLICATION
AND
PATENT
IN
THE
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
306
CHAPTER
20:
TIME
LIMITS
AND
PROCEDURAL
SAFEGUARDS
.
313
CHAPTER
21:
AMENDMENT
AND
CORRECTION
.
324
CHAPTER
22:
INVENTORSHIP,
OWNERSHIP
AND
SUSPENSION
OF
PROCEEDINGS
.
331
CHAPTER
23:
REPRESENTATION
.
335
CHAPTER
24:
LANGUAGES
.
341
CHAPTER
25:
MISCELLANEOUS
COMMON
PROVISIONS
.
345
CHAPTER
26:
INFORMATION
MADE
AVAILABLE
BY
THE
EPO
.
370
CHAPTER
27:
SPECIAL
AGREEMENTS
UNDER
THE
EPC
.
375
CHAPTER
28:
RULES
RELATING
TO
FEES
.
378
PART
C
-
THE
PCT
CHAPTER
29:
INSTITUTIONAL
ASPECTS
AND
DEFINITIONS
.
383
CHAPTER
30:
THE
APPLICATION
.
386
CHAPTER
31:
FILING
AN
INTERNATIONAL
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
404
CHAPTER
32:
PROCEDURE
OF
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
.
410
CHAPTER
33:
DRAWING
UP
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
REPORT
.
425
CHAPTER
34:
SUPPLEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHES
.
437
CHAPTER
35:
AMENDMENT
OF
THE
APPLICATION
UNDER
ARTICLE
19
.
444
CHAPTER
36:
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
AND
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
.
446
XIV
C
ONTENTS
CHAPTER
37:
COMMUNICATIONS
TO
NATIONAL
AND
REGIONAL
OFFICES
.
451
CHAPTER
38:
ENTRY
INTO
THE
NATIONAL-REGIONAL
PHASE
.
453
CHAPTER
39:
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
.
470
CHAPTER
40:
NATIONAL
PHASE
ASPECTS
.
492
CHAPTER
41:
THE
CALCULATION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
AND
PROCEDURAL
SAFEGUARDS
.
503
CHAPTER
42:
RECTIFICATION
OF
MISTAKES
.
510
CHAPTER
43:
REPRESENTATION
.
513
CHAPTER
44:
MISCELLANEOUS
COMMON
PROVISIONS
.
517
CHAPTER
45:
INFORMATION
MADE
AVAILABLE
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
AUTHORITIES
AND
DESIGNATED-ELECTED
OFFICES
.
524
INDEX
.
529
DETAILED
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
.
VII
PREFACE
.
IX
ABOUT
THE
AUTHOR
.
XI
DETAILED
CONTENTS
.
XIV
ABBREVIATIONS
USED
.
XLVII
PART
A-STRATEGY
CHAPTER
1:
PAPER
D
PART
I
-
LEGAL
QUESTIONS
1.1
GENERAL
COMMENTS
.
1
1.2
HOW
TO
TACKLE
THE
QUESTIONS
.
2
1.2.1
TIME
MANAGEMENT
-
UNDERSTANDING
THE
QUESTION
.
2
1.2.2
FINDING
THE
ANSWER
.
3
1.2.3
WRITING
THE
ANSWER
.
4
1.3
CALCULATING
TIME
LIMITS
.
6
1.3.1
CALCULATING
TIME
LIMITS
UNDER
THE
EPC
.
6
1.3.2
CALCULATING
TIME
LIMITS
UNDER
THE
PCT
.
9
1.4
PRESERVING
THE
RIGHTS
OF
AN
APPLICANT,
PROPRIETOR
OR
OPPONENT
THAT
HAVE
APPARENTLY
BEEN
LOST
UNDER
THE
EPC
.
10
1.4.1
WAS
NOTIFICATION
SENT
TO
THE
CORRECT
ADDRESS?
.
10
1.4.2
CAN
THE
TIME
LIMIT
BE
EXTENDED?
.
10
1.4.3
IS
A
GRACE
PERIOD
AVAILABLE?
.
10
1.4.4
CAN
FURTHER
PROCESSING
BE
APPLIED?
.
10
1.4.5
CAN
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
BE
APPLIED?
.
11
1.4.6
CAN
PROCEEDINGS
BE
INTERRUPTED?
.
11
1.4.7
CAN
THE
GOOD
FAITH
PRINCIPLE
BE
INVOKED?
.
11
1.4.8
CAN
AN
APPEAL
BE
FILED?
.
11
1.4.9
IS
CONVERSION
OF
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
POSSIBLE?
.
12
1.4.10
CAN
THE
FAILURE
TO
PAY
A
FEE
ON
TIME
BE
EXCUSED?
.
12
1.4.11
CAN
THE
LATE
ARRIVAL
OF
A
DOCUMENT
SENT
BY
POSTAL
SERVICES
IN
GOOD
TIME
BE
EXCUSED?
.
12
1.4.12
CAN
A
NEW APPLICATION
BE
FILED?
.
12
1.5
PRESERVING
THE
RIGHTS
OF
AN
APPLICANT
THAT
HAVE
APPARENTLY
BEEN
LOST
UNDER
THE
PCT
.
13
1.5.1
CAN
THE
TIME
LIMIT
BE
EXTENDED?
.
13
1.5.2
IS
A
GRACE
PERIOD
AVAILABLE?
.
13
1.5.3
CAN
THE
LATE
ARRIVAL
OF
A
DOCUMENT
POSTED
IN
GOOD
TIME
BE
EXCUSED?
.
13
1.5.4
CAN
A
LOSS
OF
RIGHTS
BE
EXCUSED
BY
A
NATIONAL/REGIONAL
OFFICE?
.
13
1.5.5
CAN
THE
APPLICATION
BE
RE-INSTATED
WHERE
THE
NATIONAL
PHASE
IS
NOT
ENTERED
ON
TIME?
.
14
1.6
ENLARGED
BOARD
DECISIONS
.
14
1.7
MISCELLANEOUS
POINTS
OF
INTEREST
.
42
1.7.1
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATIONS
.
42
1.7.2
THE
PRIOR
ART
EFFECTS
OF
A
PUBLISHED
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
47
1.7.3
RENEWAL
FEES
.
53
1.7.4
INCORPORATION
BY
REFERENCE
.
58
1.7.5
THE
FILING
OF
AN
APPLICATION
AND
ITS
FILING
DATE
.
61
1.7.6
FILING
OF
DOCUMENTS
-
LANGUAGES
AND
FEE
REDUCTIONS
.
62
1.7.7
FILING
OF
DOCUMENTS
-
OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS
.
66
XVI
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
1.7.8
THE
PROHIBITION
OF
REFORMATIO
IN
PEIUS
.
70
1.7.9
THE
NATURE
OF
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
-
IN
WHAT
WAY
DO
THEY
DIFFER
FROM
GRANT
PROCEEDINGS?
.
72
1.7.10
THE
NATURE
OF
APPEAL
PROCEEDINGS
-
IN
WHAT
WAY
DO
THEY
DIFFER
FROM
FIRST
INSTANCE
PROCEEDINGS?
.
76
1.7.11
ENTERING
THE
EPO
REGIONAL
PHASE
WITH
A
EURO-PCT
APPLICATION
.
79
1.7.12
INTERLOCUTORY
ASPECTS
OF
EPO
PROCEDURE
.
87
1.8
TRANSITIONAL
PROVISIONS
EPC
1973/EPC2000
.
90
1.9
WORKED
EXAMPLES
-
PAPER
D1
2012
.
93
CHAPTER
2:
PAPER
D
PART
II
-
LEGAL
OPINION
2.1
GENERAL
COMMENTS
.
105
2.2
HOW
TO
TACKLE
EACH
QUESTION
.
107
2.2.1
PREPARING
A
TIME
LINE
.
107
2.2.2
ANALYSING
THE
PAPER
BY
CONSIDERING THE
PATENTABILITY
OF
EACH
INVENTION
.
108
2.2.3
POINTS
TO
CONSIDER
WHEN
AN
APPLICATION
FOR
AN
INVENTION
HAS
BEEN
FILED
.
109
2.2.4
POINTS
TO
CONSIDER
WHERE
AN
APPLICATION
FOR
AN
INVENTION
HAS
NOT
BEEN
FILED
.
ILL
2.2.5
WHAT
NATIONAL
RIGHTS
ARE
THEREFORE
OBTAINABLE
BY
THE
CLIENT
AND
MIGHT
BE
USED
TO
KEEP
COMPETITORS
OFF
THE
MARKET?
.
ILL
2.2.6
WHAT
NATIONAL
RIGHTS
ARE
THEREFORE
OBTAINABLE
BY
ANY
COMPETITOR
WHICH
MIGHT
LIMIT
YOUR
CLIENT
'
S
COMMERCIAL
FREEDOM?
.
112
2.2.7
ANSWERING
THE
PAPER
.
112
2.3
RELEVANT
TIMELINE
EVENTS
FOR
EUROPEAN
AND
EURO-PCT
APPLICATIONS
.
113
2.3.1
REGULAR
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
113
2.3.2
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
FILED
VIA
THE
PCT
.
114
2.4
ASPECTS
OF
US
AND
JAPANESE
PATENT
LAW
.
114
2.5
NOTES
ON
CLAIMING
PRIORITY
.
115
2.5.1
RELEVANCE
OF
THE
PARIS
CONVENTION
TO
EUROPEAN
AND
EURO-PCT
APPLICATIONS
.
116
2.5.2
THE
IMPORTANCE
OF
NAMING
THE
CORRECT
APPLICANT
.
116
2.5.3
THE
IMPORTANCE
OF
THE
"
FIRST
FILING
"
.
117
2.5.4
THE
LIMITED
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
PRIORITY
MAY
BE
CLAIMED
FROM
A
SECOND
OR
SUBSEQUENT
FILING
.
117
2.5.5
ILLUSTRATIVE
EXAMPLES
OF
HOW
PRIORITY
WORKS
IN
RELATION
TO
THE
FIRST
FILING
.
118
2.5.6
EXAMPLES
OF
QUESTIONS
RELATING
TO
THE
CLAIMING
OF
PRIORITY
FROM
A
FIRST
FILING
IN
THE
EQE
.
121
2.6
WORKED
EXAMPLE
-
PAPER
D2
2012
.
121
2.6.1
FIRST
READING
AND
INITIAL
THOUGHTS
.
122
2.6.2
GENERATING
A
LIST
OF
DATES
(Q1-3)
.
134
2.6.3
CHRONOLOGICAL
LIST
OF
DATES
(Q1-3)
.
134
2.6.4
EXPANDED
CHRONOLOGICAL
LIST
OF
DATES
(Q1
-3)
.
134
2.6.5
DRAWING
UP
A
TIMELINE
(Q1
-3)
.
135
2.6.6
ANALYSIS
OF
PATENT
RIGHTS
(Q1-3)
.
137
2.6.7
POSSIBLE
ANSWER
(Q1-3)
.
140
2.6.8
POSSIBLE
ANSWER
(Q4)
.
143
CHAPTER
3:
PRE-EXAMINATION
-
LEGAL
QUESTIONS
3.1
OVERVIEW
.
146
3.2
WORKED
EXAMPLES
.
146
PART
B
-
THE
EPC
CHAPTER
4:
THE
EPC
AND
EPO
4.1
EUROPEAN
PATENTS
.
155
4.2
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
ORGANISATION
.
155
D
ETAILED
CONTENTS
XVII
4.2.1
FOUNDATION
OF
THE
ORGANISATION
.
155
4.2.2
STRUCTURE
OF
THE
ORGANISATION
.
155
4.2.3
PURPOSE
OF
THE
ORGANISATION
.
155
4.3
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OFFICE
AND
ITS
EMPLOYEES
.
155
4.3.1
LOCATION
OF
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OFFICE
AND
ITS
SUB-OFFICES
.
155
4.3.2
PRESIDENT
OF
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OFFICE
AND
HIS
DUTIES
.
156
4.3.3
APPOINTMENT
OF
SENIOR
EPO
EMPLOYEES
.
156
4.3.4
EMPLOYEES
NOT
TO
DISCLOSE
OR
MAKE
USE
OF
CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION
.
156
4.3.5
DISPUTES
BETWEEN
THE
ORGANISATION
AND
THE
EMPLOYEES
OF
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OFFICE
.
157
4.4
THE
DEPARTMENTS
OF
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OFFICE
.
157
4.4.1
THE
DEPARTMENTS
ENTRUSTED
WITH
THE
PROCEDURE
.
157
4.4.2
ADMINISTRATIVE
STRUCTURE
OF
THE
EPO
.
157
4.5
THE
RECEIVING
SECTION
.
157
4.6
THE
SEARCH
DIVISIONS
.
157
4.7
THE
EXAMINING
DIVISIONS
.
158
4.8
THE
OPPOSITION
DIVISIONS
.
159
4.9
THE
LEGAL
DIVISION
.
159
4.10
THE
BOARDS
OF
APPEAL
AND
THE
ENLARGED
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
.
160
4.10.1
COMPOSITION
OF
THE
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
.
160
4.10.2
ORGANISATION
OF
THE
BOARDS
OF
APPEAL
.
161
4.10.3
ENLARGED
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
.
162
4.10.4
INDEPENDENCE
AND
EXCLUSION
OF
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
MEMBERS
.
162
4.10.5
ADOPTION
OF
RULES
OF
PROCEDURE
BY
THE
BOARDS
OF
APPEAL
AND
THE
ENLARGED
BOARD
.
162
4.10.6
EXCLUSION
AND
OBJECTION
.
163
4.11
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE
COUNCIL
.
163
CHAPTER
5:
THE
INVENTION
5.1
WHAT
IS
NOT
AN
INVENTION
FOR
THE
PURPOSES
OF
THE
EPC?
.
164
5.1.1
REQUIREMENT
FOR
TECHNICAL
SUBJECT
MATTER
.
164
5.1.2
DISCOVERIES
.
164
5.1.3
SCIENTIFIC
THEORIES
AND
MATHEMATICAL
METHODS
.
164
5.1.4
AESTHETIC
CREATIONS
.
164
5.1.5
SCHEME,
RULE
OR
METHOD
FOR
PERFORMING
A
MENTAL
ACT
.
165
5.1.6
SCHEME,
RULE
OR
METHOD
FOR
PLAYING
GAMES
.
165
5.1.7
SCHEME,
RULE
OR
METHOD
FOR
DOING
BUSINESS
.
165
5.1.8
COMPUTER
PROGRAMS
.
165
5.1.9
PRESENTATION
OF
INFORMATION
.
166
5.2
WHAT
INVENTIONS
ARE
BARRED
FROM
PATENTABILITY?
.
166
5.2.1
MORALITY
EXEMPTION
.
166
5.2.2
PLANT
VARIETIES
.
167
5.2.3
ANIMAL
VARIETIES
.
167
5.2.4
ESSENTIALLY
BIOLOGICAL
PROCESSES
.
168
5.2.5
METHOD
OF
TREATMENT
OR
DIAGNOSIS
EXCLUSION
-
GENERAL
POINTS
.
169
5.2.6
METHOD
OF
TREATMENT
OF
THE
HUMAN
OR
ANIMAL
BODY
BY
THERAPY
.
169
5.2.7
METHOD
OF
TREATMENT
OF
THE
HUMAN
OR
ANIMAL
BODY
BY
SURGERY
.
170
5.2.8
DIAGNOSTIC
METHOD
PRACTICED
ON
THE
HUMAN
OR
ANIMAL
BODY
.
171
5.3
WHAT
IS
A
PATENTABLE
INVENTION?
.
172
5.4
WHICH
INVENTIONS
ARE
SUSCEPTIBLE
OF
INDUSTRIAL
APPLICATION?
.
172
5.5
WHICH
INVENTIONS
ARE
NEW?
.
172
5.5.1
DEFINITION
OF
NOVELTY
.
172
5.5.2
THE
STATE
OF
THE
ART
INCLUDES
EARLIER
DISCLOSURES
.
172
5.5.3
THE
STATE
OF
THE
ART
INCLUDES
THE
CONTENTS
OF
EARLIER
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATIONS
.
173
5.5.4
UNDER
WHAT
CIRCUMSTANCES
IS
SOMETHING
"
MADE
AVAILABLE
TO
THE
PUBLIC
"
?
.
173
5.5.5
JUDGING
THE
CONTENT
OF
WHAT
HAS
BEEN
MADE
AVAILABLE
.
174
XVIII
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
5.5.6
JUDGING
WHETHER
THE
CONTENT
OF
WHAT
HAS
BEEN
MADE
AVAILABLE
IS
PREJUDICIAL
TO
NOVELTY
.
175
5.5.7
FIRST
MEDICAL
USE
.
175
5.5.8
SECOND
MEDICAL
USE
.
175
5.5.9
SECOND
NON-MEDICAL
USE
.
177
5.5.10
ABUSIVE
DISCLOSURE
EXEMPTION
.
177
5.5.11
EXHIBITION
EXEMPTION
.
177
5.5.12
NOVELTY
OF
SELECTION
INVENTIONS
.
178
5.6
WHICH
INVENTIONS
INVOLVE
AN
INVENTIVE
STEP
?
.
179
5.6.1
DEFINITION
OF
INVENTIVE
STEP
.
179
5.6.2
PROBLEM-SOLUTION
APPROACH
.
179
5.6.3
THE
SKILLED
PERSON
AND
COMMON
GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE
.
180
5.6.4
CONSIDERATIONS
WHEN
ASKING
WHETHER
THE
INVENTION
IS
OBVIOUS
.
180
5.6.5
INVENTIVE
STEP
BASED
ON
AN
UNEXPECTED
ADVANTAGE
.
180
5.6.6
FURTHER
INDICATORS
OF
INVENTIVE
STEP
.
181
CHAPTER
6:
THE
APPLICATION
6.1
ELEMENTS
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
182
6.2
GENERAL
AND
PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
182
6.2.1
PROHIBITED
MATTER
.
182
6.2.2
PRESENTATION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
DOCUMENTS
.
182
6.3
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
REQUEST
.
182
6.3.1
USE
OF
A
SPECIFIED
FORM
.
182
6.3.2
DRAWINGS
NOT
ALLOWED
.
182
6.3.3
PETITION
FOR
GRANT
.
182
6.3.4
DETAILS
OF
THE
APPLICANT
.
182
6.3.5
DETAILS
OF
ANY
REPRESENTATIVE
.
183
6.3.6
DESIGNATION
OF
THE
INVENTOR
.
183
6.3.7
TITLE
OF
THE
INVENTION
.
183
6.3.8
PRIORITY
CLAIM
.
183
6.3.9
INDICATION
OF
DIVISIONAL
STATUS
.
183
6.3.10
INDICATION
THAT
APPLICATION
IS
A
REPLACEMENT
APPLICATION
.
183
6.3.11
FIGURE
OF
THE
DRAWINGS
TO
BE
PUBLISHED
WITH
THE
ABSTRACT
.
184
6.3.12
LIST
OF
DOCUMENTS
ACCOMPANYING
THE
REQUEST
.
184
6.3.13
SIGNATURE
.
184
6.3.14
CORRECTION
OF
THE
REQUEST
.
184
6.4
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
DESCRIPTION
.
184
6.4.1
NEED FOR
A
SUFFICIENT
DISCLOSURE
.
184
6.4.2
CONTENT
OF
THE
DESCRIPTION
.
185
6.4.3
ORDER
OF
PRESENTATION
OF
THE
CONTENT
OF
THE
DESCRIPTION
.
185
6.4.4
DESCRIPTION
NOT
TO
CONTAIN
DRAWINGS
.
185
6.5
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
CLAIMS
.
185
6.5.1
REQUIREMENT
FOR
CLARITY,
CONCISENESS
AND
SUPPORT
.
186
6.5.2
CLAIMS
TO
DEFINE
MATTER
THE
APPLICANT
SEEKS
TO
PROTECT
.
186
6.5.3
SITUATIONS
IN
WHICH
TWO-PART
FORM
IS
REQUIRED
.
186
6.5.4
NUMBER
AND
TYPE
OF
CLAIMS
ALLOWED
.
186
6.5.5
NUMBERING
OF
THE
CLAIMS
.
187
6.5.6
OMNIBUS
CLAIMS
GENERALLY
NOT
ALLOWED
.
187
6.5.7
REFERENCES
IN
CLAIMS
TO
REFERENCE
SIGNS
IN
FIGURES
.
187
6.5.8
UNITY
OF
INVENTION
.
187
6.5.9
ALLOWABILITY
OF
DISCLAIMERS
.
187
6.5.10
FUNCTIONAL
FEATURES
.
188
6.5.11
CLAIMS
NOT
TO
CONTAIN
DRAWINGS
.
188
6.6
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
ABSTRACT
.
188
6.7
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
DRAWINGS
.
188
6.8
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
ANY
PRIORITY
CLAIM
.
189
6.8.1
RELEVANCE
OF
THE
PARIS
CONVENTION
.
189
6.8.2
WHO
MAY
MAKE
A
CLAIM
TO
PRIORITY?
.
189
6.8.3
LENGTH
OF
PRIORITY
PERIOD
.
189
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
XIX
6.8.4
PRIORITY
CLAIM
TO
BE
IN
RESPECT
OF
THE
SAME
INVENTION
.
190
6.8.5
WHAT
KIND
OF
APPLICATION
MAY
BE
USED
AS
A
BASIS
FOR
CLAIMING
PRIORITY?
.
190
6.8.6
PROCEDURE
FOR
CLAIMING
PRIORITY
-
DECLARATION
.
191
6.8.7
PROCEDURE
FOR
CLAIMING
PRIORITY
-
CERTIFIED
COPY
.
192
6.8.8
PROCEDURE
FOR
CLAIMING
PRIORITY
-
TRANSLATION
.
193
6.8.9
CAN
ONE
APPLICATION
CLAIM
MORE
THAN
ONE
PRIORITY?
.
193
6.8.10
CAN
ONE
PRIORITY
BE
CLAIMED
IN
MORE
THAN
ONE
APPLICATION?
.
194
6.8.11
EFFECT
OF
PRIORITY
RIGHT
.
194
6.8.12
OBLIGATION
TO
FILE
COPIES
OF
SEARCH
RESULTS
WHEN
CLAIMING
PRIORITY
.
194
6.9
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
DESIGNATION
OF
THE
INVENTOR
.
194
6.10
LANGUAGE
REQUIREMENTS
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
195
6.10.1
ACCEPTABLE
LANGUAGES
OF
FILING
.
195
6.10.2
REQUIREMENT
FOR
A
TRANSLATION
.
195
6.10.3
LANGUAGES
OF
FILING
UNDER
EPC
1973
.
195
6.10.4
LANGUAGES
ACCEPTED
IF
FILING
AT
A
NATIONAL
OFFICE
.
195
6.10.5
LANGUAGE
OF
A
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATION
OR
A
REPLACEMENT
APPLICATION
.
195
6.11
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
BIOTECHNOLOGICAL
INVENTIONS
.
196
6.11.1
SEQUENCE
LISTINGS
.
196
6.11.2
DEPOSIT
OF
BIOLOGICAL
MATERIAL
.
196
6.12
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATIONS
.
197
CHAPTER
7:
FILING
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
7.1
WHO
IS
ENTITLED
TO
FILE
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION?
.
198
7.2
WHERE
MAY
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
BE
FILED?
.
198
7.2.1
WHERE
TO
FILE
A
REGULAR
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
198
7.2.2
WHERE
TO
FILE
A
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATION
.
198
7.2.3
WHERE
TO
FILE
A
REPLACEMENT
APPLICATION
UNDER
ART.
61(L)(B)
.
198
7.2.4
RESTRICTIONS
ON
THE
FILING
OF
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATIONS
UNDER
NATIONAL
LAW
.
199
7.2.5
PROCEDURE
WHERE
THE
APPLICATION
IS
FILED
WITH
A
NATIONAL
OFFICE
-
TIME
LIMIT
FOR
FORWARDING
TO
THE
EPO
.
199
7.3
MANNER
OF
FILING
THE
APPLICATION
.
199
7.3.1
FILING
IN
WRITING
BY
POST
OR
BY
HAND
.
199
7.3.2
FILING
BY
FAX
.
199
7.3.3
FILING
ELECTRONICALLY
.
200
7.3.4
FILING
BY
OTHER
MEANS
.
200
7.4
FILING
A
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATION
.
200
7.4.1
UP
TO
WHAT
POINT
IN
TIME
CAN
A
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATION
BE
FILED?
.
200
7.4.2
A
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATION
MAY
BE
FILED
IN
RESPECT
OF
ANY
PENDING
EARLIER
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
200
7.4.3
ON
WHAT
KIND
OF
APPLICATION
CAN
A
DIVISIONAL
BE
BASED?
.
201
7.4.4
WHO
IS
ENTITLED
TO
FILE
A
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATION?
.
202
7.5
FILING
A
REPLACEMENT
APPLICATION
.
202
7.6
REQUIREMENT
TO
PAY
A
FILING
FEE,
A
SEARCH
FEE
AND
CLAIMS
FEES
.
202
7.6.1
FILING
FEE
.
202
7.6.2
REDUCTION
OF
THE
FILING
FEE
IF
USING
AN
OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE
OF
A
CONTRACTING
STATE
.
203
7.6.3
SEARCH
FEE
.
203
7.6.4
CLAIMS
FEES
.
204
7.6.5
FEES
FOR
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATIONS
.
204
7.6.6
FEES
FOR
REPLACEMENT
APPLICATIONS
.
204
7.7
DESIGNATION
OF
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
205
7.8
EXTENSION
OF
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
.
206
7.9
VALIDATION
OF
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
.
206
7.10
REQUIREMENT
TO
FILE
COPIES
OF
SEARCH
RESULTS
RELATING
TO
A
PRIORITY
APPLICATION
.
207
XX
D
ETAILED
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
8:
EXAMINATION
ON
FILING
8.1
PROCEDURE
ON
RECEIPT
OF
A
NEW
APPLICATION
.
208
8.2
EXAMINATION
AS
TO
WHETHER
A
FILING
DATE
CAN
BE
ACCORDED
.
208
8.2.1
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
A
FILING
DATE
.
208
8.2.2
NEED
FOR
A
CERTIFIED
COPY
OF
THE
PREVIOUS
APPLICATION
IF
FILING
BY
REFERENCE
.
208
8.2.3
NEED
FOR
A
TRANSLATION
OF
THE
PREVIOUS
APPLICATION
IF
FILING
BY
REFERENCE
.
209
8.2.4
PROCEDURE
WHERE
A
FILING
DATE
CANNOT
BE
ACCORDED
.
209
8.2.5
FILING
DATE
IN
THE
CASE
OF
A
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATION
OR
REPLACEMENT
APPLICATION
.
210
8.3
FILING
DATE
WHERE
PAGES
OF
THE
APPLICATION
ARE
SUBSEQUENTLY
FILED
.
210
8.3.1
ADDING
MISSING
PARTS
OF
THE
DESCRIPTION
AND
MISSING
DRAWINGS
WITH
REDATING
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
210
8.3.2
ADDING
MISSING
PARTS
OF
THE
DESCRIPTION
AND
MISSING
DRAWINGS
WITHOUT
REDATING
OF
THE
APPLICATION
-
APPLICATIONS
FILED
BEFORE
01
NOVEMBER
2022
.
211
8.3.3
ADDING
MISSING
PARTS
OF
THE
DESCRIPTION
AND
MISSING
DRAWINGS
WITHOUT
REDATING
OF
THE
APPLICATION
-
APPLICATIONS
FILED
ON
OR
AFTER
01
NOVEMBER
2022
212
8.3.4
REPLACING
ERRONEOUSLY
FILED
APPLICATION
DOCUMENTS,
OR
PARTS
THEREOF,
WITH
OR
WITHOUT
REDATING
-
APPLICATIONS
FILED
ON
OR
AFTER
01
NOVEMBER
2022
.
213
8.4
PROCEDURE
WHERE
A
FILING
DATE
CAN
BE
ACCORDED
-
EXAMINATION
OF
FORMAL
REQUIREMENTS
.
214
8.4.1
DETERMINATION
AS
TO WHETHER
ANY
NECESSARY
TRANSLATION
HAS
BEEN
FILED
.
.
214
8.4.2
REQUEST,
DESCRIPTION,
CLAIMS,
DRAWINGS
AND
ABSTRACT
.
215
8.4.3
DESIGNATION
OF
THE
INVENTOR
.
215
8.4.4
PRIORITY
CLAIM
.
216
8.4.5
REPRESENTATION
AND
AUTHORISATION
.
216
8.4.6
FILING
AND
SEARCH
FEES
.
217
8.4.7
CLAIMS
FEES
.
217
8.4.8
SEQUENCE
LISTINGS
.
217
8.4.9
OTHER
MATTERS
.
218
CHAPTER
9:
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
AND
OPINION
9.1
THE
EPO
MUST
DRAW
UP
A
SEARCH
REPORT
FOR
EACH
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
219
9.2
PROCEDURE
WHERE
A
PLURALITY
OF
INDEPENDENT
CLAIMS
EXIST
.
219
9.3
PROCEDURE
WHERE
A
MEANINGFUL
SEARCH
IS
NOT
POSSIBLE
.
219
9.4
PROCEDURE
WHERE
THE
APPLICATION
LACKS
UNITY
.
220
9.5
ESTABLISHING
OF
THE
DEFINITIVE
CONTENT
OF
THE
ABSTRACT
.
220
9.6
PATENT
CLASSIFICATION
USED
BY
THE
EPO
.
221
9.7
ACCELERATED
SEARCH
.
221
9.8
THE
EUROPEAN
SEARCH
REPORT
.
221
9.8.1
CONTENT
OF
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
.
221
9.8.2
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
.
221
9.8.3
ADDITIONAL
COPIES
OF
CITATIONS
.
222
9.9
THE
EXTENDED
EUROPEAN
SEARCH
REPORT
.
222
9.10
TRANSMITTAL
OF
THE
SEARCH
REPORT,
SEARCH
OPINION
AND
DEFINITIVE
CONTENT
OF
THE
ABSTRACT
.
222
9.11
REQUIREMENT
TO
FILE
A
RESPONSE
TO
THE
EXTENDED
EUROPEAN
SEARCH
REPORT.
222
9.12
ONE
CHANCE
FOR
SUBMISSION
OF
VOLUNTARY
AMENDMENTS
IN
RESPONSE
TO
EXTENDED
EUROPEAN
SEARCH
REPORT
.
223
CHAPTER
10:
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
AND
SEARCH
REPORT
10.1
TIMING
OF
PUBLICATION
.
224
10.2
NO
PUBLICATION
TO
TAKE
PLACE
WHEN
THE
APPLICATION
IS
WITHDRAWN
OR
REFUSED
.
224
D
ETAILED
CONTENTS
XXI
10.3
LANGUAGE
AND
FORM
OF
THE
PUBLICATION
.
224
10.4
CONTENTS
OF
THE
PUBLICATION
.
224
10.5
MATTER
EXCLUDED
FROM
THE
PUBLICATION
.
225
CHAPTER
11:
REQUEST
FOR
EXAMINATION,
DESIGNATION
FEE,
EXTENSION
FEES
AND
VALIDATION
FEES
11.1
COMMUNICATION
TO
THE
APPLICANT
OF
THE
DATE
ON
WHICH
THE
BULLETIN
MENTIONS
THE
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
.
226
11.2
PAYMENT
OF
THE
DESIGNATION
FEE
.
226
11.2
.1
DESIGNATION
FEE
FOR
A
REGULAR
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
226
11.2
.2
DESIGNATION
FEE
FOR
A
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATION
.
226
11.2
.3
DESIGNATION
FEE
FOR
A
REPLACEMENT
APPLICATION
.
226
11.3
PAYMENT
OF
EXTENSION
FEES
.
227
11.4
PAYMENT
OF
VALIDATION
FEES
.
227
11.5
REQUEST
FOR
EXAMINATION
.
228
11.5.1
EXAMINATION
MUST
BE
REQUESTED
.
228
11.5.2
TIME
LIMIT
FOR
REQUESTING
EXAMINATION
.
228
11.5.3
PAYMENT
OF
AN
EXAMINATION
FEE
.
228
11.5.4
CONSEQUENCES
OF
NOT
REQUESTING
EXAMINATION
.
228
11.5.5
REFUND
OF
THE
EXAMINATION
FEE
.
229
11.5.6
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
REQUEST
FOR
EXAMINATION
-
FEE
REDUCTION
.
230
11.6
A
REQUEST
FOR
EXAMINATION
FILED
BEFORE
TRANSMITTAL
OF
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
MUST
USUALLY
BE
CONFIRMED
.
230
11.7
ASSUMPTION
OF
RESPONSIBILITY
BY
THE
EXAMINING
DIVISION
.
231
CHAPTER
12:
SUBSTANTIVE
EXAMINATION
12.1
FORMAL
WRITTEN
PROCEDURE
.
232
12.2
INFORMAL
CONSULTATIONS
BY
TELEPHONE,
VIDEOCONFERENCE
OR
E-MAIL
.
233
12.3
PROCEDURE
OF
THE
EXAMINING
DIVISION
IN
THE
CASE
OF
AN
INCOMPLETE
SEARCH
.
233
12.4
FURTHER
SEARCHES
.
234
12.5
AUXILIARY
REQUESTS
.
234
12.6
DOUBLE
PATENTING
.
235
12.7
ACCELERATED
PROCEDURE
.
235
12.8
REQUEST
FOR
INFORMATION
CONCERNING
PRIOR
ART
.
236
12.9
REFUSAL
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
236
CHAPTER
13:
ALLOWANCE
AND
GRANT
13.1
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
A
PATENT
IS
GRANTED
.
237
13.2
APPROVAL
OF
THE
TEXT
FOR
GRANT,
PAYMENT
OF
FEES
AND
FILING
OF
CLAIM
TRANSLATIONS
.
237
13.2.1
COMMUNICATION
FROM
THE
EXAMINING
DIVISION
UNDER
R.71(3)
.
237
13.2.2
CONSEQUENCES
OF
NOT
RESPONDING
FULLY
TO
THE
R.71(3)
COMMUNICATION
.
.
.
238
13.2.3
IMPLICIT
APPROVAL
OF
THE
TEXT
BY
PAYMENT
OF
FEES
AND
FILING
OF
TRANSLATIONS
.
238
13.2.4
PROCEDURE
WHERE
THE
PROPOSED
TEXT
IS
NOT
ACCEPTABLE
TO
THE
APPLICANT.
.
.
238
13.2.5
REFUND
OF
GRANT
AND
PUBLISHING
FEE
.
239
13.3
BETWEEN
APPROVAL
OF
THE
TEXT
AND
A
DECISION
TO
GRANT
.
239
13.4
DECISION
TO
GRANT
.
240
13.5
THE
DECISION
TO
GRANT
TAKES
EFFECT
ON
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
MENTION
OF
GRANT
IN
THE
BULLETIN
.
240
13.6
NO
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
MENTION
OF
GRANT
UNTIL
DESIGNATION
OR
RENEWAL
FEES
HAVE
BEEN
PAID
.
240
13.7
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
SPECIFICATION
OF
THE
GRANTED
PATENT
.
241
13.8
GRANT
TO
DIFFERENT
APPLICANTS
.
241
13.9
ISSUE
OF
A
CERTIFICATE
.
241
13.10
VALIDATION
IN
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
242
13.11
REGISTRATION
OF
THE
GRANTED
PATENT
.
242
XXII
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
13.12
VALIDATION
IN
NON-CONTRACTING
STATES
.
242
CHAPTER
14:
EUROPEAN
PATENT
WITH
UNITARY
EFFECT
14.1
ABBREVIATIONS
.
243
14.2
STATUS
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
REGULATION
IN
RELATION
TO
THE
PC,
PCT
AND
EPC
.
243
14.3
NEW
INSTITUTIONS
.
243
14.3.1
SELECT
COMMITTEE
OF
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE
COUNCIL
.
243
14.3.2
UNITARY
PATENT
PROTECTION
DIVISION
OF
THE
EPO
.
244
14.4
A
UNITARY
PATENT
MAY
ONLY
BE
GRANTED
FOR
PARTICIPATING
EU
STATES
IN
WHICH
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
HAS
JURISDICTION
.
244
14.5
A
UNITARY
PATENT
MAY
ONLY
BE
GRANTED
FOR
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
GRANTED
AFTER
THE
DATE
OF
APPLICATION
OF
THE
UNITARY
PATENT
REGULATION
.
245
14.6
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
MUST
HAVE
THE
SAME
SET
OF
CLAIMS
IN
ALL
PARTICIPATING
MEMBER
STATES
TO
HAVE
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
245
14.7
FILING
A
REQUEST
FOR
UNITARY
EFFECT.
.
246
14.7.1
WHO
CAN
FILE
A
REQUEST
FOR
UNITARY
EFFECT?
.
246
14.7.2
WHERE
SHOULD
A
REQUEST
FOR UNITARY
EFFECT
BE
FILED?
.
246
14.7.3
WHAT
IS
THE
DEADLINE
FOR
FILING
A
REQUEST
FOR
UNITARY
EFFECT?
.
246
14.7.4
WHAT
LANGUAGE
SHOULD
THE
REQUEST
FOR UNITARY
EFFECT
BE
FILED
IN?
.
246
14.7.5
CONTENT
AND
FORM
OF
THE
REQUEST
FOR
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
246
14.7.6
CHANCE
TO
CORRECT
FORMAL
DEFICIENCIES
WHERE
CONTENT
OF
REQUEST
IS
INCOMPLETE
.
247
14.7.7
DECISION
ON
A
REQUEST
FOR UNITARY
EFFECT
.
247
14.7.8
DATE
THE
DECISION
TAKES
EFFECT
.
247
14.7.9
WITHDRAWAL
OF
A
REQUEST
FOR
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
247
14.7.10
PROVISION
OF
A
CERTIFICATE
FOR
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
247
14.8
PROVISION
OF
A
TRANSLATION
WHEN
REQUESTING
UNITARY
EFFECT
WILL
ONLY
BE
REQUIRED
FOR
A
LIMITED
PERIOD
.
248
14.9
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
TRANSLATION
PROVIDED
WHEN
REQUESTING
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
248
14.10
REQUIREMENT
TO
PROVIDE
A
TRANSLATION
OF
A
UNITARY PATENT
FOR
ENFORCEMENT
.
248
14.11
PROTECTION
CONFERRED
BY
A
UNITARY PATENT
-
NO
DOUBLE
PROTECTION
.
249
14.12
UNITARY
PATENT
AS
PROPERTY
-
TRANSFER
AND
LICENSE
.
249
14.13
LICENSES
OF
RIGHT
MAY
BE
OFFERED
FOR
A
UNITARY
PATENT
-
REDUCED
RENEWAL
FEES
.
250
14.14
REGISTER
FOR
UNITARY PATENT PROTECTION
AND
FILE
INSPECTION
.
250
14.15
COMPENSATION
SCHEME
FOR
CERTAIN
UNITARY
PATENT
PROPRIETORS
IF
THE
PATENT
WAS
FILED
IN
AN
EU
LANGUAGE
OTHER
THAN
ENGLISH,
FRENCH
OR
GERMAN
.
252
14.16
RENEWAL
FEES
FOR
A
UNITARY
PATENT
.
253
14.16.1
RENEWAL
FEES
FOR
A
UNITARY
PATENT
ARE
TO
BE
PAID
TO
THE
EPO
.
253
14.16.2
DUE
DATE
FOR
RENEWAL
FEES
.
254
14.16.3
CONSEQUENCES
OF
NON-PAYMENT
-
GRACE
PERIOD
.
254
14.16.4
PAYMENT
OF
RENEWAL
FEES
FALLING
DUE
BETWEEN
GRANT
AND
THE
REGISTRATION
OF
UNITARY
EFFECT
OR
SHORTLY
AFTER
REGISTRATION
OF
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
254
14.16.5
CONSEQUENCES
OF
NOT
COMPLYING
WITH
THE
GRACE
PERIOD
.
254
14.16.6
PAYMENT
IN
CASES
WHERE
LAPSE
OR
REVOCATION
IS
REVERSED
.
255
14.16.7
AMOUNT
OF
RENEWAL
FEES
.
255
14.16.8
DISTRIBUTION
OF
RENEWAL
FEES
.
256
14.17
EXPIRY
OF
THE
PATENT
.
256
14.18
COMMON
PROVISIONS
GOVERNING
PROCEDURE
.
256
14.19
ORAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
258
14.20
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RIGHTS
.
258
14.21
LANGUAGES
.
258
14.22
REPRESENTATION
AND
AUTHORISATION
.
259
14.23
CERTAIN
DECISIONS
TO
BE
REASONED
.
259
14.24
FILING
AN
APPEAL
AT
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
259
14.24.1
JURISDICTION
OF
THE
UNIFIED
PATENT
COURT
.
259
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
XXIII
14.24.2
EXPEDITED
REVIEW
OF
A
DECISION
TO
REFUSE
A
REQUEST
FOR
UNITARY
EFFECT.
.
.
.
259
14.24.3
REVIEW
OF
OTHER
DECISIONS
OF
THE
EPO
CONCERNING
UNITARY
EFFECT
.
260
14.25
PAYMENT
OF
FEES
.
262
14.26
APPLICATION
OF
COMPETITION
LAW
AND
THE
LAW
RELATING
TO
UNFAIR
COMPETITION
.
262
14.27
EPO
PUBLICATIONS
.
262
14.28
ENTRY
INTO
FORCE
.
262
14.29
STATUS
OF
THE
RULES
RELATING
TO
UNITARY
PATENT
PROTECTION
.
262
CHAPTER
15:
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
15.1
GENERAL
CONSIDERATIONS
.
264
15.2
FILING
AN
OPPOSITION
.
264
15.2.1
TIME
LIMIT
FOR
FILING
A
NOTICE
OF
OPPOSITION
.
264
15.2.2
WHERE
AND
HOW
SHOULD
THE
OPPOSITION
BE
FILED?
.
264
15.2.3
WHO
MAY
FILE
A
NOTICE
OF
OPPOSITION?
.
265
15.2.4
FORM
AND
CONTENT
OF
THE
NOTICE
OF
OPPOSITION
.
266
15.2.5
GROUNDS
FOR
OPPOSITION
.
267
15.2.6
PAYMENT
OF
THE
OPPOSITION
FEE
.
267
15.2.7
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
NOTICE
OF
OPPOSITION
.
267
15.2.8
OPPOSITION
MAY
BE
FILED
EVEN
WHERE
A
PATENT
IS
SURRENDERED
OR
HAS
LAPSED
.
267
15.3
EXAMINATION
OF
THE
OPPOSITION
FOR
ADMISSIBILITY
AND
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
IT
IS
DEEMED
NOT
FILED
.
268
15.3.1
AN
OPPOSITION
MUST
BE
ADMISSIBLE
TO
BE
EXAMINED
.
268
15.3.2
A
FORMALITIES
OFFICER
CAN
DECIDE
ON
ADMISSIBILITY
IN
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES
.
268
15.3.3
DEFICIENCIES
THAT
MUST
BE
CORRECTED
BEFORE
THE
OPPOSITION
PERIOD
EXPIRES
.
268
15.3.4
DEFICIENCIES
THAT
MAY
BE
CORRECTED
AFTER
THE
OPPOSITION
PERIOD
EXPIRES.
.
268
15.3.5
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
THE
OPPOSITION
IS
DEEMED
NOT
TO
HAVE
BEEN
FILED
.
269
15.3.6
DECISION
THAT
OPPOSITION
IS
INADMISSIBLE
OR
DEEMED
NOT
FILED
IS
TO
BE
COMMUNICATED
TO
THE
PROPRIETOR
.
269
15.4
INTERVENING
IN
AN
OPPOSITION
.
269
15.5
OPPOSITION
TO
APPLY
TO
ALL
DESIGNATED
STATES
.
271
15.6
PARTIES
TO
THE
OPPOSITION
AND
TRANSFER
OF
PARTY
STATUS
.
271
15.6.1
PROPRIETOR
AND
OPPONENTS
ARE
PARTIES
.
271
15.6.2
REPLACEMENT
OF
PARTY
STATUS
AS
A
RESULT
OF
ENTITLEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
271
15.6.3
TRANSFER
OF
THE
PATENT
TO
A
NEW
PROPRIETOR
DURING
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
.
271
15.6.4
TRANSFER
OF
THE
OPPOSITION
DURING
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
.
271
15.7
PROCEDURE
FOR
EXAMINATION
OF
THE
OPPOSITION
.
272
15.7.1
STEPS
TAKEN
PRIOR
TO
EXAMINATION
OF
THE
OPPOSITION
.
272
15.7.2
EXAMINATION
AS
TO
WHETHER
THE
GROUNDS
OF
OPPOSITION
PREJUDICE
THE
PATENT
.
272
15.7.3
PERMISSIBLE
AMENDMENTS
OF
THE
PATENT
DURING
OPPOSITION
.
273
15.7.4
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
DOCUMENTS
FILED
DURING
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
.
274
15.7.5
CONTINUATION
OF
THE
OPPOSITION
BY
THE
EPO
OF
ITS
OWN
MOTION
IN
THE
EVENT
OF
THE
WITHDRAWAL
OF
AN
OPPOSITION
OR
THE
DEATH
OF
AN
OPPONENT
.
.
274
15.7.6
CONTINUATION
OF
THE
OPPOSITION
WHERE
THE
PATENT
HAS
BEEN
SURRENDERED
OR
HAS
LAPSED
.
274
15.7.7
EXTENT
TO
WHICH
THE
OPPOSITION
DIVISION
MAY
EXAMINE
THE
PATENT
BEYOND
THE
STATED
EXTENT
OF
AND
GROUNDS
FOR
THE
OPPOSITION
.
275
15.7.8
ACCELERATION
OF
PROCEEDINGS
.
275
15.7.9
FURTHER
SEARCHES
.
275
15.7.10
STAY
IN
THE
CASE
OF
ENTITLEMENT
PROCEEDINGS
.
276
15.7.11
DIFFERENT
CLAIMS
FOR
DIFFERENT
STATES
WHEN
TWO
PROPRIETORS
ARE
DEFENDING
THE
PATENT
.
276
XXIV
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
15.7.12
REVOCATION
WHERE
NO
TEXT
IS
APPROVED
OR
PATENT
IS
SURRENDERED
.
276
15.7.13
REQUIREMENT
TO
SUBMIT
CITED
DOCUMENTS
.
276
15.8
PROCEDURE
IF
THE
OPPOSITION
SUCCEEDS
.
276
15.9
PROCEDURE
IF
THE
OPPOSITION
FAILS
.
277
15.10
PROCEDURE
IF
THE
OPPOSITION
IS
PARTLY
SUCCESSFUL
.
277
15.10.1
INTERLOCUTORY
DECISION
OR
DECISIONS
PRIOR
TO
FINAL
DECISION
.
277
15.10.2
NOTIFICATION
OF
THE
TEXT
OF
THE
AMENDED
PATENT
.
277
15.10.3
NEED
FOR
PAYMENT
OF
PRINTING
FEE/FILING
OF
CLAIM
TRANSLATIONS
.
278
15.10.4
PUBLICATION
OF
A
NEW
SPECIFICATION
WHERE
THE
PATENT
IS
AMENDED
-
NEW
PATENT
CERTIFICATE
.
279
15.11
COSTS
.
279
15.11.1
RULES
FOR
THE
APPORTIONMENT
OF
COSTS
.
279
15.11.2
OPPOSITION
DIVISION
TO
FIX
AMOUNT
OF
COSTS
TO
BE
PAID
.
279
15.11.3
ENFORCEMENT
OF
DECISIONS
ON
COSTS
IN
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
280
15.11.4
RESTRICTIONS
ON
APPEALING
AN
AWARD
OF
COSTS
.
280
15.11.5
COSTS
IN
OPPOSITION
APPEAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
280
CHAPTER
16:
LIMITATION
AND
REVOCATION
PROCEEDINGS
16.1
THE
RIGHT
TO
LIMIT
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OR
HAVE
IT
REVOKED
.
281
16.2
WHERE
AND
HOW
SHOULD
A
REQUEST
FOR
LIMITATION
OR
REVOCATION
BE
FILED?
.
281
16.3
WHAT
LANGUAGE
MAY
A
REQUEST
FOR
LIMITATION
OR
REVOCATION
BE
FILED
IN?
.
.
282
16.4
WHAT
FEES
ARE
DUE
IN
RESPECT
OF
A
REQUEST
FOR
LIMITATION
OR
REVOCATION?
.
.
282
16.5
CONTENT
AND
FORM
OF
THE
REQUEST
FOR
LIMITATION
OR
REVOCATION
.
282
16.6
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
TAKE
PRECEDENCE
.
282
16.7
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
THE
REQUEST
IS
DEEMED
NOT
TO
HAVE
BEEN
FILED.
.
.
283
16.8
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
THE
REQUEST
IS
REJECTED
AS
INADMISSIBLE
.
283
16.9
DECISION
ON
A
REQUEST
FOR
REVOCATION
.
283
16.10
DECISION
ON
A
REQUEST
FOR
LIMITATION
.
283
16.11
PUBLICATION
OF
AN
AMENDED
SPECIFICATION
IF
THE
PATENT
IS
LIMITED
.
284
CHAPTER
17:
APPEAL
PROCEEDINGS
17.1
THE
NATURE
OF
APPEAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
285
17.2
DECISIONS
WHICH
MAY
BE
APPEALED
.
285
17.3
SUSPENSIVE
EFFECT
OF
AN
APPEAL
ON
THE
DECISION
APPEALED
.
285
17.4
WHO
MAY
APPEAL
AND
WHO
IS
A
PARTY
TO
THE
APPEAL?
.
286
17.5
NOTICE
OF
APPEAL.
.
287
17.5.1
TIME
LIMIT
FOR
FILING
A
NOTICE
OF
APPEAL
.
287
17.5.2
WHERE
AND
HOW
MAY
A
NOTICE
OF
APPEAL
BE
FILED?
.
287
17.5.3
CONTENT
AND
FORM
OF
THE
NOTICE
OF
APPEAL
.
287
17.5.4
APPEAL
FEE
.
287
17.5.5
REFUND
OF
THE
APPEAL
FEE
.
288
17.5.6
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
NOTICE
OF
APPEAL
.
289
17.6
GROUNDS
OF
APPEAL
.
290
17.6.1
TIMELIMIT
.
290
17.6.2
WHERE
AND
HOW
MAY
GROUNDS
OF
APPEAL
BE
FILED?
.
290
17.6.3
CONTENT
OF
THE
GROUNDS
OF
APPEAL
.
291
17.7
EXAMINATION
OF
THE
APPEAL
FOR
ADMISSIBILITY
.
291
17.8
INTERLOCUTORY
REVISION
.
292
17.9
EXAMINATION
OF
THE
APPEAL
.
292
17.9.1
GENERAL
PROCEDURE
TO
BE
USED
.
292
17.9.2
EXTENT
TO
WHICH
THE
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
IN
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
MAY
INTRODUCE
NEW
GROUNDS
OR
EXAMINE
NEW
CLAIMS
.
294
17.9.3
EXTENT
TO
WHICH
THE
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
IN
EXAMINATION
PROCEEDINGS
MAY
INTRODUCE
NEW
GROUNDS
OR
EXAMINE
NEW
CLAIMS
.
295
17.9.4
REFORMATIO
IN
PEIUS
.
295
17.9.5
INTERVENTION
OF
AN
ASSUMED
INFRINGER
IS
POSSIBLE
IN
APPEAL
PROCEEDINGS.
.
296
17.9.6
DISCRETION
TO
HEAR
ACCOMPANYING
PERSONS
.
296
17.9.7
AMENDMENT
OF
CASE
DURING
APPEAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
296
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
XXV
17.9.8
ACCELERATED
PROCEDURE
.
297
17.9.9
CONSOLIDATION
OF
PROCEEDINGS
.
297
17.9.10
EPO
PRESIDENT
'
S
RIGHT
TO
COMMENT
.
297
17.9.11
ORAL
PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE
THE
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
.
297
17.10
DECISION
ON
THE
APPEAL
.
298
17.10.1
TAKING
A
DECISION
-
DISCRETION
OF
THE
BOARD
TO
REMIT
PROCEEDINGS
TO
THE
FIRST
INSTANCE
.
298
17.10.2
THE
BINDING
EFFECT
OF
A
DECISION
ON
REMITTAL
.
298
17.10.3
FORM
AND
CONTENT
OF
THE
DECISION
.
298
17.11
WITHDRAWAL
OF
THE
APPEAL
AND
THE
EFFECT
OF
DEEMED
WITHDRAWAL
OF
AN
APPLICATION
.
299
CHAPTER
18:
PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE
THE
ENLARGED
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
18.1
INTERPRETATION
OF
THE
LAW
BY
THE
ENLARGED
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
.
301
18.2
PETITION
FOR
REVIEW
BY
THE
ENLARGED
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
.
301
18.2.1
PETITION
FOR
REVIEW
.
301
18.2.2
GROUNDS
ON
WHICH
A
PETITION
MAY
BE
FILED
.
301
18.2.3
OBLIGATION
TO
RAISE
OBJECTIONS
.
302
18.2.4
A
PETITION
DOES
NOT
HAVE
SUSPENSIVE
EFFECT
.
302
18.2.5
FILING
A
PETITION
FOR
REVIEW
.
302
18.2.6
COMMUNICATION
TO
THE
PARTIES
.
303
18.2.7
EXAMINATION
OF
THE
PETITION
FOR
REVIEW
.
303
18.2.8
THIRD-PARTY
RIGHTS
.
304
18.3
PROCEDURE
BEFORE
THE
ENLARGED
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
.
305
CHAPTER
19:
THE
APPLICATION
AND
PATENT
IN
THE
CONTRACTING
STATES
19.1
THE
EFFECT
OF
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
HAVING
A
FILING
DATE
.
306
19.2
THE
EFFECT
OF
A
PUBLISHED
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
306
19.3
THE
EFFECT
OF
A
GRANTED
EUROPEAN
PATENT
.
306
19.4
EFFECT
OF
A
GRANTED
EUROPEAN
PATENT
MAY
BE
DEPENDENT
ON
THE
FILING
OF
A
TRANSLATION
.
307
19.5
THE
LONDON
AGREEMENT
.
307
19.6
EFFECT
OF
REVOCATION
DURING
OPPOSITION
ON
RIGHTS
PRE
AND
POST-GRANT.
.
309
19.7
EXTENT
OF
PROTECTION
OF
A
EUROPEAN
APPLICATION
OR
PATENT
.
309
19.8
THE
TERM
OF
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
.
309
19.9
CONVERSION
OF
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
INTO
A
NATIONAL
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
310
19.9.1
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
CONVERSION
IS
POSSIBLE
.
310
19.9.2
TIME
LIMIT
FOR
REQUESTING
CONVERSION
.
310
19.9.3
SUBMISSION
AND
TRANSMISSION
OF
THE
REQUEST
.
310
19.9.4
FORMAL
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CONVERSION
.
311
19.9.5
INFORMATION
AVAILABLE
TO
THE
PUBLIC
IN
THE
EVENT
OF
CONVERSION
.
311
19.10
REVOCATION
OF
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
IN
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
311
19.10.1
GROUNDS
FOR
REVOCATION
.
311
19.10.2
PARTIAL
REVOCATION
-
RIGHT
TO
AMEND
.
311
19.11
COLLISION
OF
EUROPEAN
AND
NATIONAL
PATENTS
AND
PATENT
APPLICATIONS
.
311
19.12
NATIONAL
RENEWAL
FEES
FOR
EUROPEAN
PATENTS
.
312
19.13
PROVISIONS
WHICH
APPLY
TO
NATIONAL
UTILITY
MODELS
AND
UTILITY
CERTIFICATES
.
312
19.14
AUTHENTIC
TEXT
IN
NATIONAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
312
19.15
REQUEST
BY
A
NATIONAL
COURT
FOR
A
TECHNICAL
OPINION
FROM
AN
EXAMINING
DIVISION
.
312
CHAPTER
20:
TIME
LIMITS
AND
PROCEDURAL
SAFEGUARDS
20.1
TIME
LIMITS
.
313
20.1.1
WHAT
IS
A
"TIME
LIMIT
"
?
.
313
20.1.2
COMPUTATION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
.
313
20.1.3
UNITS
OF
TIME
USED
.
313
XXVI
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
20.1.4
DAY
ON
WHICH
COMPUTATION
OF
TIME
LIMIT
IS
TO
START
.
313
20.1.5
EXPIRY
OF
TIME
LIMITS
-
YEARS,
MONTHS
AND
WEEKS
.
314
20.1.6
DURATION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
THAT
ARE
TO
BE
DETERMINED
BY
THE
EPO
.
314
20.1.7
EXTENSION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
DETERMINED
BY
THE
EPO
.
314
20.2
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
A
MISSED
TIME
LIMIT
IS
EXCUSED
WHERE
A
DOCUMENT
IS
SENT
IN
GOOD
TIME
.
315
20.3
EXTENSION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
IN
THE
CASE
OF
LATE
NOTIFICATION
OR
WHERE
THE
EPO
OR
A
NATIONAL
OFFICE
IS
NOT
OPEN
FOR
BUSINESS
.
315
20.4
EXTENSION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
WHERE
THERE
IS
A
GENERAL
INTERRUPTION
IN
MAIL
DELIVERY
IN
A
CONTRACTING
STATE
.
317
20.5
EXTENSION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
WHERE
THERE
IS
A
WAR,
REVOLUTION
OR
SIMILAR
EVENT
AFFECTING
THE
APPLICANT
OR
HIS
REPRESENTATIVE
.
317
20.6
FURTHER
PROCESSING
.
317
20.7
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RIGHTS
.
319
20.7.1
CONDITIONS
NECESSARY
FOR
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
.
319
20.7.2
WHICH
PARTIES
TO
EPO
PROCEEDINGS
CAN
USE
RE-ESTABLISHMENT?
.
319
20.7.3
GRANT
OR
REFUSAL
-
THE
EFFECT
OF
AN
ALLOWABLE
REQUEST
.
319
20.7.4
EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
TIME
LIMITS
FROM
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
.
320
20.7.5
PROCEDURE
FOR
APPLYING
FOR
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
-
TIME
LIMITS
.
320
20.7.6
GROUNDS
MUST
BE
FILED
AND
FEE
PAID
.
320
20.7.7
DEPARTMENT
QUALIFIED
TO
DECIDE
ON
THE
APPLICATION
FOR
RE-ESTABLISHMENT.
321
20.7.8
THIRD-PARTY
RIGHTS
MAY
BE
AWARDED
.
321
20.7.9
CONTRACTING
STATES
MAY
GRANT
RE-ESTABLISHMENT
FOR
THE
EPC
TIME
LIMITS
THAT
THEY
HAVE
TO
ADMINISTER
.
321
20.8
INTERRUPTION
OF
PROCEEDINGS
.
321
20.8.1
CIRCUMSTANCES
UNDER
WHICH
PROCEEDINGS
MAY
BE
INTERRUPTED
.
321
20.8.2
RESUMPTION
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
.
322
20.8.3
TIME
LIMITS
ON
RESUMPTION
.
322
20.8.4
DEPARTMENT
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
QUESTIONS
CONCERNING
INTERRUPTION
.
322
20.9
PRINCIPLE
OF
GOOD
FAITH
-
PROTECTION
OF
LEGITIMATE
EXPECTATIONS
.
323
CHAPTER
21:
AMENDMENT
AND
CORRECTION
21.1
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
AMENDMENT
IS
ALLOWED
.
324
21.1.1
AMENDMENT
BEFORE
RECEIPT
OF
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
(DIRECT
FILED
EUROPEAN
APPLICATION)
.
324
21.1.2
SINGLE
CHANCE
FOR
VOLUNTARY
AMENDMENT
(DIRECT
FILED
EUROPEAN
APPLICATION)
.
324
21.1.3
FURTHER
AMENDMENTS
REQUIRE
THE
CONSENT
OF
THE
EXAMINING
DIVISION
.
.
.
324
21.1.4
AMENDMENT
DURING
OPPOSITION
AND
APPEAL
.
324
21.2
REQUIREMENT
TO
IDENTIFY
AMENDMENTS
AND
THE
BASIS
FOR
THEM
.
324
21.3
LANGUAGE
AND
FORM
OF
AMENDMENTS
.
325
21.4
AMENDMENT
MUST
NOT
ADD
SUBJECT
MATTER
.
325
21.5
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
AMENDED
CLAIMS
MAY
NOT
TO
RELATE
TO
UNSEARCHED
SUBJECT
MATTER
.
327
21.6
AMENDMENT
MUST
NOT
EXTEND
THE
PROTECTION
CONFERRED
BY
A
PATENT
.
327
21.7
CORRECTION
OF
ERRORS
IN
DOCUMENTS
.
328
21.7.1
WHAT
CORRECTIONS
ARE
ALLOWABLE?
.
328
21.7.2
CORRECTIONS
TO
THE
DESCRIPTION,
CLAIMS
AND
DRAWINGS
ARE
GOVERNED
BY
ART.
123(2)
EPC
.
328
21.7.3
EXAMPLES
OF
ALLOWABLE
AND
NON-ALLOWABLE
CORRECTIONS
.
329
21.7.4
CORRECTION
IS
ONLY
POSSIBLE
WHERE
PROCEEDINGS
ARE
PENDING
.
329
21.7.5
COMPETENT
BODY
TO
DECIDE
ON
CORRECTION
.
329
21.8
CORRECTION
OF
ERRORS
IN
DECISIONS
.
330
CHAPTER
22:
INVENTORSHIP,
OWNERSHIP
AND
SUSPENSION
OF
PROCEEDINGS
22.1
RIGHT
OF
THE
INVENTOR
TO
BE
MENTIONED
.
331
22.1.1
RIGHT
OF
THE
INVENTOR TO
BE
MENTIONED
.
331
D
ETAILED
CONTENTS
XXVII
22.1.2
DESIGNATION
OF
THE
INVENTOR
.
331
22.1.3
RECTIFICATION
OF
THE
DESIGNATION
OF
THE
INVENTOR
.
331
22.1.4
PUBLICATION
OF
MENTION
OF
THE
INVENTOR
.
331
22.2
RIGHT
TO
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
.
331
22.3
PROCEDURE
WHERE
THE
APPLICANT
DOES
NOT
HAVE
THE
RIGHT
TO
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
.
331
22.3.1
JURISDICTION
OF
THE
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
331
22.3.2
STAY
OF
PROCEEDINGS
DURING
EXAMINATION
.
332
22.3.3
CALCULATION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
WHEN
PROCEEDINGS
ARE
RESUMED
.
333
22.3.4
NO
WITHDRAWAL
DURING
STAY
OF
PROCEEDINGS
.
333
22.3.5
REMEDIES
FOLLOWING
A
FINAL
DECISION
.
333
22.3.6
PARTIAL
TRANSFER
OF
RIGHT
BY
VIRTUE
OF
A
FINAL
DECISION
.
334
22.3.7
EPO
DIVISION
RESPONSIBLE
.
334
22.3.8
STAY
IN
OPPOSITION
PROCEEDINGS
.
334
CHAPTER
23:
REPRESENTATION
23.1
KINDS
OF
REPRESENTATION
AVAILABLE
.
335
23.1.1
CHOICE
OF
REPRESENTATION
FOR
A
PERSON
HAVING
A
RESIDENCE
OR
PRINCIPAL
PLACE
OF
BUSINESS
WITHIN
A
CONTRACTING
STATE
.
335
23.1.2
CHOICE
OF
REPRESENTATION
FOR
A
PERSON
NOT
HAVING
A
RESIDENCE
OR
PRINCIPAL
PLACE
OF
BUSINESS
WITHIN
A
CONTRACTING
STATE
.
335
23.1.3
COMMON
REPRESENTATIVE
FOR
PARTIES
ACTING
IN
COMMON
.
335
23.2
PROFESSIONAL
REPRESENTATION
.
336
23.2.1
THOSE
WHO
CAN
ACT
AS
A
PROFESSIONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
.
336
23.2.2
RIGHT
OF
A
PERSON
ACTING
AS
A
PROFESSIONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
TO
SET
UP
IN
BUSINESS
.
336
23.2.3
PROCEDURE
FOR
BEING
ENTERED
ON
THE
LIST
OF
PROFESSIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES.
.
336
23.2.4
THE
EUROPEAN
QUALIFYING
EXAM
.
337
23.2.5
INSTITUTE
OF
PROFESSIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES
BEFORE
THE
EPO
.
337
23.2.6
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
A
REPRESENTATIVE
MAY
BE
DELETED
FROM
THE
LIST
.
.
337
23.2.7
RE-ENTRY
ON
THE
LIST
FOLLOWING
DELETION
.
338
23.2.8
ATTORNEY-CLIENT
EVIDENTIARY
PRIVILEGE
.
338
23.3
AUTHORISATION
.
338
23.3.1
REQUIREMENT
TO
FILE
AN
AUTHORISATION
.
338
23.3.2
FORM
AND
CONTENT
OF
AN
AUTHORISATION
.
339
23.3.3
CONSEQUENCES
OF
NOT
FILING
AN
AUTHORISATION
WHEN
REQUESTED
.
339
23.3.4
WITHDRAWAL/TERMINATION
OF
AN
AUTHORISATION
.
340
23.3.5
WHERE
SEVERAL
REPRESENTATIVES
ARE
APPOINTED
.
340
23.3.6
THE
AUTHORISATION
OF
AN
ASSOCIATION
.
340
CHAPTER
24:
LANGUAGES
24.1
LANGUAGES
OF
THE
EPC
-
AUTHENTIC
TEXT
.
341
24.2
OFFICIAL
LANGUAGES
OF
THE
EPO
.
341
24.3
LANGUAGE
IN
WHICH
AN
APPLICATION
CAN
BE
FILED
.
341
24.4
LANGUAGE
OF
FILING
DETERMINES
THE
LANGUAGE
OF
PROCEEDINGS
AND
THE
AUTHENTIC
TEXT
.
341
24.5
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
TO
BE
USED
IN
ALL
PROCEEDINGS
EXCEPT
WHERE
EXCEPTIONS
ARE
PROVIDED
FOR
.
341
24.6
LANGUAGE
TO
BE
USED
IN
WRITTEN
PROCEDURES
-
EXCEPTIONS
TO
THE
USE
OF
THE
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
.
341
24.7
CONSEQUENCE
OF
NOT
USING
AN
ADMISSIBLE
LANGUAGE
OR NOT
FILING
A
REQUIRED
TRANSLATION
IN
WRITTEN
PROCEEDINGS
.
342
24.8
LANGUAGE
TO
BE
USED
IN
ORAL
PROCEEDINGS
-
EXCEPTIONS
TO
THE
USE
OF
THE
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
PROCEEDINGS
.
343
24.9
CERTIFICATION
OF
TRANSLATED
DOCUMENTS
.
343
24.10
LANGUAGE
OF
PUBLICATION
OF
APPLICATIONS,
PATENTS,
THE
BULLETIN,
THE
OFFICIAL
JOURNAL
AND
ENTRIES
IN
THE
REGISTER
.
344
24.11
LANGUAGES
OF
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE
COUNCIL
.
344
XXVIII
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
CHAPTER
25:
MISCELLANEOUS
COMMON
PROVISIONS
25.1
PRINCIPLES
OF
INTERPRETATION
RELEVANT
TO
THE
EPC
.
345
25.2
RULES
RELATING
TO
DOCUMENTS
FILED
SUBSEQUENTLY
TO
THE
FILING
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
345
25.2.1
WHERE
AND
HOW
TO
FILE
SUBSEQUENT
DOCUMENTS
.
345
25.2.2
RULES
RELATING
TO
CONTENT
AND
FORM
.
346
25.2.3
NEED
FOR
A
SIGNATURE
.
347
25.3
WITHDRAWAL
OF
APPLICATIONS,
PATENTS,
DESIGNATIONS,
EXTENSIONS,
PRIORITY
CLAIMS,
OPPOSITIONS,
REQUESTS
FOR
LIMITATION/REVOCATION
AND
APPEALS
.
347
25.3.1
WITHDRAWAL
OF
AN
APPLICATION
.
347
25.3.2
WITHDRAWAL
OF
PART
OF
THE
SUBJECT
MATTER
OF
AN
APPLICATION
.
347
25.3.3
WITHDRAWAL
OF
A
DESIGNATION
.
347
25.3.4
WITHDRAWAL
OF
A
REQUEST
FOR
EXTENSION
OR
VALIDATION
.
348
25.3.5
WITHDRAWAL
OF
A
PRIORITY
CLAIM
.
348
25.3.6
WITHDRAWAL
OF
AN
OPPOSITION
.
348
25.3.7
WITHDRAWAL
OF
AN
APPEAL
.
348
25.3.8
WITHDRAWAL
OF
A
PATENT
.
348
25.3.9
WITHDRAWAL
OF
A
REQUEST
FOR
LIMITATION/REVOCATION
.
348
25.4
RENEWAL
FEES
.
348
25.4.1
REQUIREMENT
TO
PAY
RENEWAL
FEES
.
348
25.4.2
CONSEQUENCES
OF
NON-PAYMENT
-
GRACE
PERIOD
.
349
25.4.3
PROVISIONS
IN
RESPECT
OF
DIVISIONAL
APPLICATIONS
.
349
25.4.4
PROVISIONS
IN
RESPECT
OF
APPLICATIONS
WHICH
HAVE
BEEN
REFUSED
OR
DEEMED
WITHDRAWN
.
349
25.4.5
RENEWAL
FEES
WHEN
THE
ENLARGED
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
REOPENS
PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE
THE
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
.
350
25.4.6
PROVISIONS
IN
RESPECT
OF
REPLACEMENT
APPLICATIONS
.
350
25.4.7
REFUND
OF
A
RENEWAL
FEE
.
350
25.5
ASSIGNMENT,
LICENSING
AND
OTHER
PROPERTY
TRANSACTIONS
.
350
25.5.1
TRANSFER
AND
CONSTITUTION
OF
RIGHTS
.
350
25.5.2
ASSIGNMENT
.
350
25.5.3
CONTRACTUAL
LICENSING
.
350
25.5.4
LAW
APPLICABLE
.
350
25.5.5
REGISTRATION
OF
A
TRANSFER
OF
AN
APPLICATION
OR
A
PATENT
.
351
25.5.6
REGISTRATION
OF
THE
GRANT
OR
TRANSFER
OF
A
LICENCE
AND
OTHER
TRANSACTIONS
RELATING
TO
A
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
351
25.5.7
EPO
DEPARTMENT
RESPONSIBLE
.
351
25.6
OBSERVATIONS
BY
THIRD
PARTIES
.
351
25.7
NOTIFICATION
BY
THE
EPO
.
352
25.7.1
SUBJECT
MATTER
OF
NOTIFICATIONS
.
352
25.7.2
FORM
OF
NOTIFICATION
.
353
25.7.3
PERSON
TO
WHOM
NOTIFICATION
IS
MADE
.
353
25.7.4
NOTIFICATION
BY
POSTAL
SERVICES
-
DEEMED
NOTIFICATION
ON
THE
DATE
OF
POSTING
-
POSSIBLE
EXTENSION
OF
TIME
LIMIT
.
353
25.7.5
NOTIFICATION
BY
DELIVERY
BY
HAND
.
354
25.7.6
NOTIFICATION
BY
PUBLIC
NOTICE
.
354
25.7.7
NOTIFICATION
BY
TECHNICAL
MEANS
OF
COMMUNICATION
-
DEEMED
NOTIFICATION
ON
THE
DATE
OF
SENDING
-
POSSIBLE
EXTENSION
OF
TIME
LIMIT
.
.
.
354
25.7.8
NOTIFICATION
THROUGH
THE
CENTRAL
INDUSTRIAL
PROPERTY
OFFICE
OF
A
CONTRACTING
STATE
.
354
25.7.9
IRREGULARITIES
IN
NOTIFICATIONS
.
355
25.7.10
NOTIFICATION
OF
LOSS
OF
RIGHTS
.
355
25.7.11
COMMUNICATIONS
AND
NOTICES
TO
BE
SIGNED
AND
IDENTIFY
AUTHOR
.
355
25.8
DECISIONS
.
355
25.8.1
DECISIONS
ONLY
TO
BE
BASED
ON
GROUNDS/EVIDENCE
ON
WHICH
THE
PARTIES
HAVE
HAD
AN
OPPORTUNITY
TO
COMMENT
.
355
25.8.2
APPLICANT
OR
PROPRIETOR
TO
SUBMIT
OR
AGREE
TEXT
DECIDED
ON
-
AUXILIARY
REQUESTS
.
356
D
ETAILED
CONTENTS
XXIX
25.8.3
FORM
OF
DECISIONS
.
356
25.8.4
THE
FINALITY
OF
A
DECISION
.
357
25.8.5
OBTAINING
A
DECISION
AFTER
THE
EPO
HAS
NOTIFIED
A
LOSS
OF
RIGHTS
.
357
25.8.6
DECISIONS
TO
BE
SIGNED
AND
IDENTIFY
AUTHOR
.
358
25.8.7
NOTIFICATION
OF
DECISIONS
.
358
25.8.8
CORRECTION
OF
ERRORS
IN
DECISIONS
.
358
25.8.9
INTERLOCUTORY
DECISIONS
.
358
25.9
EXAMINATION
BY
THE
EPO
OF
ITS
OWN
MOTION
.
358
25.10
FACTS
AND
EVIDENCE
SUBMITTED
LATE
MAY
BE
IGNORED
.
358
25.11
ORAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
359
25.11.1
EXTENT
OF
THE
RIGHT
TO
ORAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
359
25.11.2
SUMMONS
TO
ORAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
359
25.11.3
CONSEQUENCE
OF
SUMMONED
PARTY
NOT
TURNING
UP
.
360
25.11.4
PREPARATION
FOR
ORAL
PROCEEDINGS
BY
THE
PARTIES
.
361
25.11.5
EXTENT
TO
WHICH
ORAL
PROCEEDINGS
ARE
OPEN
TO
THE
PUBLIC
.
361
25.11.6
PROCEDURE
IN
ORAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
362
25.11.7
MINUTES
OF
ORAL
PROCEEDINGS
.
363
25.11.8
FRESH
ORAL
PROCEEDINGS
IF
THE
COMPOSITION
OF
A
BOARD
OF
APPEAL
CHANGES
364
25.12
TAKING
OF
EVIDENCE
.
364
25.12.1
FORMS
OF
EVIDENCE
AVAILABLE
TO
THE
EPO
.
364
25.12.2
PRINCIPLES
TO
BE
APPLIED
WHEN
EVALUATING
EVIDENCE
.
364
25.12.3
DECISION
TO
TAKE
EVIDENCE
.
365
25.12.4
SUMMONS
TO
GIVE
EVIDENCE
BEFORE
THE
EPO
.
365
25.12.5
HEARING
OF
EVIDENCE
BEFORE
A
COMPETENT
COURT
.
365
25.12.6
EXAMINATION
OF
EVIDENCE
BEFORE
THE
EPO
.
365
25.12.7
THE
OPINION
OF
EXPERTS
.
366
25.12.8
COSTS
OF
TAKING
EVIDENCE
.
366
25.12.9
CONSERVATION
OF
EVIDENCE
.
366
25.12.10
MINUTES
OF
TAKING
OF
EVIDENCE/INSPECTION
.
367
25.13
AUTHENTIC
TEXT
OF
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
OR APPLICATION
.
367
25.14
UNITY
OF
A
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
OR
EUROPEAN
PATENT
.
368
25.15
REQUEST
FOR
INFORMATION
CONCERNING
PRIOR
ART
.
368
25.16
REFERENCE
TO
THE
PROCEDURAL
LAW
OF
THE
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
369
CHAPTER
26:
INFORMATION
MADE
AVAILABLE
BY
THE
EPO
26.1
THE
REGISTER
OF
EUROPEAN
PATENTS
.
370
26.1.1
CONTENT
OF
THE
REGISTER
.
370
26.1.2
NO
ENTRY
IN
THE
REGISTER
PRIOR
TO
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
371
26.1.3
REGISTER
TO
BE
OPEN
TO
THE
PUBLIC
.
371
26.1.4
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
REGISTER
.
371
26.2
INSPECTION
OF
FILES
RELATING
TO
APPLICATIONS
.
371
26.2.1
NO
INSPECTION
OF
FILES
RELATING
TO
UNPUBLISHED
APPLICATION
EXCEPT
WHERE
RIGHTS
HAVE
BEEN
INVOKED
.
371
26.2.2
INSPECTION
OF
FILES
AFTER
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
372
26.2.3
PROCEDURE
FOR
THE
INSPECTION
OF
FILES
AND
COMMUNICATION
OF
INFORMATION
IN
THE
FILES
.
372
26.2.4
MAINTENANCE
OF
THE
FILES
.
373
26.3
THE
OFFICIAL
JOURNAL
.
373
26.4
THE
BULLETIN
.
373
26.5
EXCHANGES
OF
INFORMATION
BETWEEN
THE
EPO
AND
NATIONAL
AUTHORITIES/
COURTS
.
374
CHAPTER
27:
SPECIAL
AGREEMENTS
UNDER
THE
EPC
27.1
UNITARY
PATENTS
.
375
27.1.1
GRANT
OF
A
UNITARY
PATENT
BY
THE
EPO
.
375
27.1.2
SPECIAL
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
EPO
.
375
27.1.3
REPRESENTATION
BEFORE
SPECIAL
DEPARTMENTS
.
375
27.1.4
SELECT
COMMITTEE
OF
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE
COUNCIL
.
375
XXX
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
27.1.5
COVER
FOR
EXPENDITURE
FOR
CARRYING
OUT
SPECIAL
TASKS
.
376
27.1.6
PAYMENTS
IN
RESPECT
OF
RENEWAL
FEES
FOR UNITARY
PATENTS
.
376
27.1.7
THE
EUROPEAN
PATENT
APPLICATION
AS
AN
OBJECT
OF
PROPERTY
.
376
27.1.8
JOINT
DESIGNATION
.
376
27.2
OTHER
AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN
THE
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
376
CHAPTER
28:
RULES
RELATING
TO
FEES
28.1
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE
COUNCIL
ADOPTS
THE
RULES
RELATING
TO
FEES
.
378
28.2
PURPOSE
OF
THE
RULES
RELATING
TO
FEES
.
378
28.3
FEES,
COSTS
AND
PRICES
LAID
DOWN
BY
THE
PRESIDENT
.
378
28.4
AMOUNTS
OF
FEES
TO
BE
PUBLISHED
.
378
28.5
DUE
DATE
FOR
FEES
WHERE
NOT
SPECIFIED
.
378
28.6
CURRENCY
TO
BE
USED
.
378
28.7
PAYMENT
OR
TRANSFER
TO
AN
EPO
BANK
ACCOUNT
.
378
28.8
PAYMENT
BY
OTHER
METHODS
-
DEPOSIT
ACCOUNTS
AND
CREDIT
CARDS
.
378
28.9
EXTENSION
OF
DEADLINES
WHEN
A
MEANS
OF
PAYMENT
IS
NOT
AVAILABLE
.
381
28.10
SAFEGUARD
IN
CASES
WHERE
PAYMENT
IS
DEEMED
NOT
TO
HAVE
BEEN
MADE
IN
TIME
.
381
28.11
THE
EPO
MUST
BE
ABLE
TO
ESTABLISH
WHAT
A
PAYMENT
IS
FOR
.
381
28.12
WHO
MAY
MAKE
PAYMENTS?
TO
WHOM
WILL
REFUNDS
BE
PAID?
.
382
28.13
PROCEDURE
WHERE
THE
AMOUNT
PAID
IS
INSUFFICIENT
.
382
28.14
REFUND
OF
INSIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS
.
382
28.15
REFUND
IN
OTHER
CASES
.
382
PART
C
-
THE
PCT
CHAPTER
29:
INSTITUTIONAL
ASPECTS
AND
DEFINITIONS
29.1
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
A
UNION
.
383
29.2
PARTS
OF
THE
UNION
.
383
29.2.1
THE
ASSEMBLY
.
383
29.2.2
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
383
29.3
REGULATIONS
AND
ADMINISTRATIVE
INSTRUCTIONS
.
383
29.3.1
REGULATIONS
UNDER
THE
PCT
.
383
29.3.2
ADMINISTRATIVE
INSTRUCTIONS
.
383
29.4
THE
GAZETTE
.
383
29.5
DEFINITIONS/INTERPRETATIONS
.
384
CHAPTER
30:
THE
APPLICATION
30.1
ELEMENTS
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
.
386
30.2
GENERAL
AND
PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
386
30.2.1
PROHIBITED
MATTER
.
386
30.2.2
NUMBER
OF
COPIES
TO
BE
FILED
.
386
30.2.3
TERMINOLOGY
AND
SIGNS
.
386
30.2.4
PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS
.
386
30.3
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
REQUEST
.
386
30.3.1
USE
OF
A
SPECIFIED
FORM
.
386
30.3.2
PETITION
.
387
30.3.3
TITLE
.
387
30.3.4
DETAILS
OF
THE
APPLICANT
.
387
30.3.5
DETAILS
OF
THE
INVENTOR
.
387
30.3.6
DETAILS
OF
ANY
AGENT
.
387
30.3.7
DETAILS
OF
ANY
COMMON
REPRESENTATIVE
.
388
30.3.8
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
PROVIDING
NAMES
AND
ADDRESSES
.
388
30.3.9
ADDRESS
FOR
CORRESPONDENCE
.
388
30.3.10
DESIGNATION
OF
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
388
30.3.11
DESIGNATION
OF
THE
EPO
.
389
30.3.12
KIND
OF
PROTECTION
SOUGHT
.
389
30.3.13
PRIORITY
CLAIM
.
389
D
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ONTENTS
XXXI
30.3.14
RESTORATION
OF
THE
RIGHT
OF
PRIORITY
.
390
30.3.15
TRANSMITTAL
OF
CERTIFIED
COPY
.
390
30.3.16
STATEMENT
OF
INCORPORATION
BY
REFERENCE
.
390
30.3.17
CHOICE
OF
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
.
390
30.3.18
USE
OF
THE
RESULTS
OF
EARLIER
SEARCH
OR
SEARCH
OPINION
.
390
30.3.19
STANDARDISED
DECLARATIONS
.
391
30.3.20
CHECKLIST
.
392
30.3.21
SIGNATURE
OF
THE
APPLICANT
.
392
30.3.22
REFERENCE
TO
A
PARENT
APPLICATION
OR
PATENT
.
392
30.3.23
NO
FURTHER
CONTENT
OF
THE
REQUEST
IS
ALLOWED
.
393
30.4
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
DESCRIPTION
.
393
30.4.1
NEED
FOR
A
SUFFICIENT
DISCLOSURE
.
393
30.4.2
CONTENT
OF
THE
DESCRIPTION
.
393
30.4.3
ORDER
OF
PRESENTATION
OF
THE
CONTENT
OF
THE
DESCRIPTION
.
393
30.5
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
CLAIMS
.
393
30.5.1
REQUIREMENT
FOR
CLARITY,
CONCISENESS
AND
SUPPORT
.
393
30.5.2
CLAIMS
TO
DEFINE
MATTER
THE
APPLICANT
SEEKS
TO
PROTECT
.
393
30.5.3
SITUATIONS
IN
WHICH
TWO-PART
FORM
IS
REQUIRED
.
394
30.5.4
NUMBER
AND
TYPE
OF
CLAIMS
ALLOWED
.
394
30.5.5
NUMBERING
OF
THE
CLAIMS
.
394
30.5.6
OMNIBUS
CLAIMS
GENERALLY
NOT
ALLOWED
.
394
30.5.7
REFERENCES
IN
CLAIMS
TO
REFERENCE
SIGNS
IN
FIGURES
.
394
30.5.8
MANNER
OF
CLAIMING
IN
RESPECT
OF
AN
APPLICATION
FOR
A
UTILITY
MODEL
.
395
30.5.9
UNITY
OF
INVENTION
.
395
30.6
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
ABSTRACT
.
395
30.7
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
DRAWINGS
.
396
30.8
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
ANY
PRIORITY
CLAIM
.
396
30.8.1
RELEVANCE
OF
THE
PARIS
CONVENTION
.
396
30.8.2
WHO
MAY
MAKE
A
CLAIM
TO
PRIORITY?
.
396
30.8.3
LENGTH
OF
THE
PRIORITY
PERIOD
.
396
30.8.4
RESTORATION
OF
A
RIGHT
TO
PRIORITY
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
WHERE
THE
TIME
LIMIT
IS
MISSED
.
396
30.8.5
THE
WHOLE
CONTENT
OF
THE
PREVIOUS
APPLICATION
CAN
SUPPORT
A
PRIORITY
RIGHT
.
398
30.8.6
WHAT
KIND
OF
APPLICATION
MAY
BE
USED
AS
A
BASIS
FOR
CLAIMING
PRIORITY?
.
398
30.8.7
PRIORITY
CLAIMS
ORIGINATING
IN
WORLD
TRADE
ORGANISATION
COUNTRIES
DO
NOT
APPLY
IN
RESPECT
OF
THE
EPO
IF
THE
PRIORITY-CLAIMING
APPLICATION
WAS
FILED
BEFORE
THE
COMING
INTO
FORCE
OF
EPC2000
.
398
30.8.8
PROCEDURE
FOR
CLAIMING
PRIORITY
-
DECLARATION
.
398
30.8.9
PROCEDURE
FOR
CLAIMING
PRIORITY
-
CERTIFIED
COPY
.
399
30.8.10
PROCEDURE
FOR
CLAIMING
PRIORITY
-
TRANSLATION
.
400
30.8.11
CAN
ONE
APPLICATION
CLAIM
MORE
THAN
ONE
PRIORITY?
.
400
30.8.12
EFFECT
OF
THE
CLAIM
TO
PRIORITY
IN
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PHASE
.
400
30.8.13
EFFECT
OF
DESIGNATING
A
STATE
IN
WHICH THE
PRIORITY
APPLICATION
WAS
FILED
.
400
30.9
LANGUAGE
REQUIREMENTS
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
400
30.9.1
ACCEPTABLE
LANGUAGES
OF
FILING
.
400
30.9.2
LANGUAGES
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
MUST
ACCEPT
.
401
30.9.3
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
THE
APPLICANT
MUST
PROVIDE
A
TRANSLATION
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
.
401
30.9.4
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
THE
APPLICANT
MUST
PROVIDE
A
TRANSLATION
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
PUBLICATION
.
401
30.9.5
PROCEDURE
WHERE
THE
REQUEST
IS
NOT
IN
A
LANGUAGE
OF
PUBLICATION
ACCEPTED
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
.
402
30.9.6
PROCEDURE
WHERE
LANGUAGE
OF
FILING
IS
NOT
ACCEPTED
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
.
402
30.10
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
BIOTECHNOLOGICAL
INVENTIONS
.
402
30.10.1
SEQUENCE
LISTINGS
.
402
30.10.2
DEPOSIT
OF
BIOLOGICAL
MATERIAL
.
403
XXXII
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ONTENTS
CHAPTER
31:
FILING
AN
INTERNATIONAL
PATENT
APPLICATION
31.1
WHO
IS
ENTITLED
TO
FILE
AN
INTERNATIONAL
PATENT
APPLICATION?
.
404
31.2
WHERE
MAY
AN
INTERNATIONAL
PATENT
APPLICATION
BE
FILED?
.
404
31.3
PROCEDURE
WHEN
THE
APPLICATION
IS
FILED
IN
THE
WRONG
PLACE
.
405
31.4
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
CAN
APPLY
NATIONAL
LAW
RELATING
TO
REPRESENTATION
.
.
405
31.5
THOSE
ENTITLED
TO
USE
THE
EPO
AS
A
RECEIVING
OFFICE
.
406
31.6
FILING
AN
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION
WITH
THE
EPO
.
406
31.7
MANNER
OF
FILING
THE
APPLICATION
.
406
31.7.1
THE
USE
OF
PAPER
.
406
31.7.2
THE
USE
OF
TELEGRAPH,
TELEPRINTER,
OR
FACSIMILE
.
406
31.7.3
FILING
IN
ELECTRONIC
FORM
.
407
31.8
PAYMENT
OF
FEES
.
407
31.8.1
TRANSMITTAL
FEE
.
407
31.8.2
TRANSMITTAL
FEE
WHERE
THE
EPO
IS
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
.
407
31.8.3
INTERNATIONAL
FILING
FEE
.
408
31.8.4
SEARCH
FEE
.
408
31.8.5
LATE
PAYMENT
OF
FEES
.
409
31.8.6
CONSEQUENCES
OF
NOT
PAYING
FEES
.
409
CHAPTER
32:
PROCEDURE
OF
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
32.1
EXAMINATION
AS
TO
WHETHER
A
FILING
DATE
CAN
BE
ACCORDED
.
410
32.1.1
INCORPORATION
OF
THE
DESCRIPTION
AND
CLAIMS
BY
REFERENCE
-
RESERVATIONS.
410
32.1.2
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
A
FILING
DATE
.
412
32.1.3
PROCEDURE
WHERE
A
FILING
DATE
CAN
BE
ACCORDED
.
412
32.1.4
PROCEDURE
WHERE
A
FILING
DATE
CANNOT
BE
ACCORDED
.
413
32.1.5
PROCEDURE
WHERE
A
PART
OF
THE
APPLICATION
IS
MISSING
.
414
32.1.6
PROCEDURE
WHERE
A
PART
OR
ELEMENT
OF
THE
APPLICATION
IS
ERRONEOUSLY
FILED
.
416
32.1.7
REVIEW
OF
THE
DECISION
TO
AWARD
A
FILING
DATE
.
417
32.1.8
SUPPLY
TO
THE
APPLICANT
OF
CERTIFIED
COPIES
OF
THE
APPLICATION
AS
FILED.
.
.
.
417
32.2
COPYING
AND
TRANSMITTAL
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
.
417
32.2.1
NATIONAL
SECURITY
PROVISIONS
.
417
32.2.2
NUMBER
OF
COPIES
OF
THE
APPLICATION
REQUIRED
-
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
THEIR
PROVISION
.
418
32.2.3
RETENTION
OF
THE
HOME
COPY
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
.
418
32.2.4
TRANSMITTAL
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
OF
THE
RECORD
COPY
TO
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
418
32.2.5
AN
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION
IS
CONSIDERED
WITHDRAWN
IF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
DOES
NOT
RECEIVE
THE
RECORD
COPY
IN
TIME
.
418
32.2.6
PROCEDURE
WHERE
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
RECEIVES
THE
RECORD
COPY
IN
TIME
-
NOTIFICATION
OF
RECEIPT
.
419
32.2.7
TRANSMITTAL
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
OF
A
TRANSLATION
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION
TO
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
419
32.2.8
TRANSMITTAL
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
OF
THE
SEARCH
COPY
AND
ANY
SEQUENCE
LISTING
IN
ELECTRONIC
FORM
TO
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
.
419
32.2.9
PROCEDURE
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
ON
RECEIPT
OF
THE
SEARCH
COPY
.
419
32.2.10
TRANSMITTAL
OF
DOCUMENTS
RELATING
TO
EARLIER
SEARCH
OR
CLASSIFICATION
.
419
32.3
EXAMINATION
OF
FORMAL
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER
ART.
14(L)(A)
.
420
32.3.1
WAS
THE
APPLICATION
SIGNED
PROPERLY?
.
420
32.3.2
ARE
THE
CORRECT
INDICATIONS
CONCERNING
THE
APPLICANT
PRESENT?
.
421
32.3.3
DOES
THE
APPLICATION
CONTAIN
A
TITLE?
.
421
32.3.4
DOES
THE
APPLICATION
CONTAIN
AN
ABSTRACT?
.
421
32.3.5
ARE
CERTAIN
OF
THE
PHYSICAL
REQUIREMENTS
MET?
.
421
32.3.6
INVITATION
TO
CORRECT
DEFECTS
WHERE
FORMAL
REQUIREMENTS
OF
ART.
14(L)(A)
ARE
NOT
MET
.
421
D
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CONTENTS
XXXIII
32.3.7
FORMAT
OF
ANY
CORRECTION
OFFERED
TO
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
.
422
32.4
EXAMINATION
OF
OTHER
FORMAL
REQUIREMENTS
.
422
32.4.1
ARE
THE
ABSTRACT,
REQUEST
AND
TEXT
MATTER
OF
THE
DRAWINGS
IN
THE
CORRECT
LANGUAGE?
.
422
32.4.2
HAS
ANY
PRIORITY
CLAIM
BEEN
MADE
CORRECTLY?
.
423
32.4.3
IS
ANY
DECLARATION
UNDER
R.4.17
CORRECTLY
MADE?
.
424
32.4.4
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
SUBMISSION
OF
A
TRANSLATION
.
424
32.4.5
THE
ROLE
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
AND
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
IN
IDENTIFYING
DEFECTS
.
424
32.4.6
PROCEDURE
WHEN
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
DECLARES
THAT
THE
APPLICATION
IS
CONSIDERED
WITHDRAWN
.
424
CHAPTER
33:
DRAWING
UP
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
REPORT
33.1
AUTHORITIES
COMPETENT
TO
CARRY
OUT
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
.
425
33.1.1
WHAT
IS
AN
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY?
.
425
33.1.2
REQUIREMENTS
THAT
MUST
BE
MET
BY
AN
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
.
425
33.1.3
APPOINTMENT
OF
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITIES
.
425
33.1.4
RECEIVING
OFFICES
SPECIFY
THE
COMPETENT
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
OR
AUTHORITIES
.
425
33.1.5
LIMITATIONS
SET
BY
THE
EPO
ON
ITS
COMPETENCE
AS
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
.
426
33.2
THE
NATURE
OF
AN
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
.
426
33.2.1
THE
PURPOSE
OF
AN
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
.
426
33.2.2
BASIS
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
.
426
33.2.3
DEFINITION
OF
RELEVANT
PRIOR
ART
.
426
33.2.4
FIELDS
TO
BE
COVERED
.
426
33.2.5
MINIMUM
DOCUMENTATION
.
427
33.3
THE
NATURE
OF
AN
INTERNATIONAL-TYPE
SEARCH
.
427
33.4
PROCEDURE
FOR
CONDUCTING
THE
SEARCH
.
427
33.4.1
GENERAL
ASPECTS
.
427
33.4.2
CHECK
THAT
TITLE
AND
ABSTRACT
ARE
PRESENT
AND
APPROPRIATE
.
427
33.4.3
CHECK
WHETHER
SEQUENCE
LISTINGS
HAVE
BEEN
PROVIDED
PROPERLY
.
428
33.4.4
DETERMINATION
AS
TO
WHETHER
A
SEARCH
IS
POSSIBLE
.
428
33.4.5
CHECK
FOR
UNITY
OF
INVENTION
.
429
33.4.6
LACK
OF
UNITY
WHERE
THE
EPO
IS
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
.
430
33.4.7
TAKING
INTO
ACCOUNT
RESULTS
OF
AN
EARLIER
SEARCH
OR
SEARCH
OPINION
.
430
33.4.8
TAKING
INTO
ACCOUNT
THE
RECTIFICATIONS
OF
OBVIOUS
MISTAKES
.
431
33.4.9
TAKING
INTO
ACCOUNT
THE
THE
LATE
FILING
OF
MISSING
PARTS
OR
THE
LATE
CORRECTION
OF
ERRONEOUSLY
FILED
ELEMENTS
OR
PARTS
.
431
33.5
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
REPORT,
THE
WRITTEN
OPINION
AND
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
REPORT
ON
PATENTABILITY
.
432
33.5.1
TIME
LIMIT
FOR
ESTABLISHING
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
.
432
33.5.2
FORM
OF
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
.
432
33.5.3
WRITTEN
OPINION
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
.
434
33.5.4
TRANSMITTAL
OF
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
AND
WRITTEN
OPINION
TO
THE
APPLICANT
AND
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
434
33.5.5
PREPARATION
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
OF
AN
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
REPORT
ON
PATENTABILITY
(IPRP)
AND
TRANSMISSION
TO
THE
APPLICANT
.
435
33.5.6
TRANSLATION
OF
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
435
33.5.7
TRANSLATION
OF
THE
WRITTEN
OPINION
OR
PRELIMINARY
REPORT
ON
PATENTABILITY
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
AND
COMMUNICATION
OF
THE
REPORT
AND
ITS
TRANSLATION
TO
DESIGNATED
OFFICES
.
435
33.5.8
REQUESTS
BY
A
RECEIVING
OFFICE
OR
THE
APPLICANT
FOR
COPIES
OF
CITED
DOCUMENTS
.
436
33.5.9
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
.
436
33.5.10
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
OF
THE
WRITTEN
OPINION
.
436
XXXIV
D
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ONTENTS
CHAPTER
34:
SUPPLEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHES
34.1
FILING
A
REQUEST
FOR
A
SUPPLEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
.
437
34.1.1
TIMELIMIT
.
437
34.1.2
WHERE
MUST
THE
REQUEST
BE
FILED
AND
WHAT
LANGUAGE
SHOULD
BE
USED?
.
.
437
34.1.3
CAN
MORE
THAN
ONE
REQUEST
BE
FILED?
.
437
34.1.4
COMPETENT
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
.
437
34.1.5
CONTENT
OF
THE
REQUEST
.
437
34.1.6
REQUIREMENT
TO
PAY
FEES
.
438
34.1.7
SITUATIONS
UNDER
WHICH
THE
REQUEST
IS
CONSIDERED
NOT
TO
HAVE
BEEN
SUBMITTED
.
439
34.2
PROCESSING
OF
THE
REQUEST
FOR
SUPPLEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
439
34.2.1
CHECKING
OF
THE
SUPPLEMENTARY
SEARCH
REQUEST
.
439
34.2.2
CORRECTION
OF
DEFECTS
AND
LATE
PAYMENT
OF
FEES
.
439
34.2.3
TRANSMITTAL
TO
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
.
440
34.3
PROCEDURE
FOR
CARRYING
OUT
THE
SUPPLEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
.
440
34.3.1
START
DATE
FOR
THE
SEARCH
.
440
34.3.2
BASIS
FOR
THE
SEARCH
.
440
34.3.3
GENERAL
PROCEDURE
.
440
34.3.4
PROCEDURE
IN
THE
CASE
OF
A
LACK
OF
UNITY
.
441
34.4
THE
SUPPLEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
REPORT
.
442
34.4.1
DRAWING
UP
THE
SUPPLEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
REPORT
.
442
34.4.2
TRANSMITTAL
AND
EFFECT
OF
THE
SUPPLEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
REPORT
.
443
34.4.3
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY
OF
THE
SUPPLEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
REPORT.
.
.
443
CHAPTER
35:
AMENDMENT
OF
THE
APPLICATION
UNDER
ARTICLE
19
35.1
AMENDMENT
OF
CLAIMS
BEFORE
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
444
35.1.1
WHEN
CAN
THE
APPLICANT
AMEND
THE
CLAIMS?
.
444
35.1.2
WHERE
SHOULD
ANY
AMENDMENTS
BE
FILED?
.
444
35.1.3
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
AMENDMENTS
.
444
35.1.4
FORM
OF
ANY
AMENDMENTS
.
444
35.1.5
STATEMENT
ACCOMPANYING
THE
AMENDMENTS
.
445
35.1.6
PROHIBITION
ON
ADDED
SUBJECT
MATTER
.
445
35.2
NOTIFICATION
OF
AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
WHEN
A
DEMAND
HAS
BEEN
FILED
.
445
CHAPTER
36:
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
AND
THE
SEARCH
REPORT
36.1
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
PUBLICATION
.
446
36.2
TIMING
OF
INTERNATIONAL
PUBLICATION
.
446
36.3
CIRCUMSTANCES
WHERE
NO
PUBLICATION
TAKES
PLACE
.
446
36.4
LANGUAGE
AND
FORM
OF
THE
PUBLICATION
.
446
36.4.1
WHERE
THE
LANGUAGE
OF
FILING
IS
USED
.
446
36.4.2
WHERE
THE
LANGUAGE
OF
A
TRANSLATION
IS
USED
.
447
36.4.3
TRANSLATION
OF
PARTS
OF
THE
PAMPHLET
INTO
ENGLISH
WHERE
ENGLISH
IS
NOT
THE
LANGUAGE
OF
PUBLICATION
.
447
36.4.4
FORM
OF
THE
PUBLICATION
.
447
36.5
CONTENTS
OF
THE
PUBLICATION
.
447
36.5.1
A
STANDARDISED
FRONT
PAGE
(R.48.2(A)(I))
.
447
36.5.2
THE
DESCRIPTION
(R.48.2(A)(II))
.
448
36.5.3
THE
CLAIMS
(R.48.2(A)(III))
.
448
36.5.4
ANY
DRAWINGS
(R.48.2(A)(IV))
.
448
36.5.5
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
REPORT
OR
ART.
17(2)(A)
DECLARATION
(R.48.2(A)
(V))
.
448
36.5.6
ANY
STATEMENT
FILED
UNDER
ART.
19(1)
(R.48.2(A)(VI))
.
448
36.5.7
ANY
REQUEST
FOR
RECTIFICATION
(R.48.2(I))
.
448
36.5.8
INDICATIONS
RELATING
TO
BIOLOGICAL
MATERIAL
(R.48.2(VIII))
.
449
36.5.9
INFORMATION
CONCERNING
A
PRIORITY
CLAIM
(R.48.2(IX))
.
449
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
XXXV
36.5.10
ANY
DECLARATION
.
449
36.5.11
REQUEST
FOR
RESTORATION
OF
THE
PRIORITY
RIGHT
(R.48.2(XI))
.
449
36.6
MATTER
EXCLUDED
FROM
THE
PUBLICATION
.
449
36.7
NOTICE
OF
PUBLICATION
IN
THE
GAZETTE
.
450
36.8
PUBLICATION
OF
A
NOTICE
THAT
THE
APPLICATION
IS
CONSIDERED
WITHDRAWN
WHERE
WITHDRAWAL
IS
RECEIVED
TOO
LATE
TO
STOP
PUBLICATION
.
450
CHAPTER
37:
COMMUNICATIONS
TO
NATIONAL
AND
REGIONAL
OFFICES
37.1
COMMUNICATION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
(ART.
20)
TO
DESIGNATED
STATES
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
451
37.1.1
IN
WHAT
CIRCUMSTANCES
DOES
THE
COMMUNICATION
OCCUR?
.
451
37.1.2
NORMAL
TIMING
OF
THE
COMMUNICATION
AND
PROCEDURE
WHERE
EARLY
NATIONAL
PROCESSING
HAS
BEEN
REQUESTED
.
451
37.1.3
CONTENT
OF
THE
COMMUNICATION
.
451
37.1.4
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
MAKING
COPIES
.
451
37.1.5
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
COMMUNICATION
.
451
37.1.6
NOTIFICATION
OF
THE
ART.
20
COMMUNICATION
TO
THE
APPLICANT
.
451
37.1.7
DESIGNATED
OFFICES
MUST
ACCEPT
THE
R.47.1(C)
NOTIFICATION
AS
EVIDENCE
THAT
THE
ART.
20
COMMUNICATION
HAS
OCCURRED
OR
IS
NOT
NECESSARY
452
37.2
OTHER
INFORMATION
THAT
IS
COMMUNICATED
TO
DESIGNATED
STATES
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
ON
REQUEST
.
452
37.2.1
FACT
AND
DATE
OF
RECEIPT
OF
THE
RECORD
COPY
AND
PRIORITY
DOCUMENT
.
452
37.2.2
TRANSMISSION
OF
THE
APPLICATION
TO
A
DESIGNATED
OFFICE
OTHER
THAN
THE
ART.
20
COMMUNICATION
.
452
CHAPTER
38:
ENTRY
INTO
THE
NATIONAL~REGIONAL
PHASE
38.1
OVERVIEW
.
453
38.2
TIMING
OF
NATIONAL
PHASE
ENTRY
UNDER
ART.
22
.
453
38.2.1
STANDARD
30
MONTH
TIME
LIMIT
.
453
38.2.2
SPECIFICATION
OF
A
LATER
TIME
LIMIT
THAN
30
MONTHS
BY
A
DESIGNATED
OFFICE
453
38.3
SUPPLY
OF
A
COPY
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION
.
454
38.4
SUPPLY
OF
A
TRANSLATION
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION
.
454
38.4.1
REQUIREMENTS
OF
THE
TRANSLATION
.
454
38.4.2
CONSEQUENCES
OF
CERTAIN
DEFECTS
IN
THE
TRANSLATION
.
455
38.4.3
WHERE
REQUIREMENTS
REGARDING
THE
TRANSLATION
CHANGE
.
455
38.5
PAYMENT
OF
THE
NATIONAL
FEE
.
456
38.6
SUPPLY
OF
INDICATIONS
CONCERNING
THE
INVENTOR
.
456
38.7
USE
OF
A
NATIONAL
FORM
.
456
38.8
PROCEDURE
WHERE
APPLICANT
HAS
PERFORMED
THE
ART.
22
ACTS
AND
THE
DESIGNATED
OFFICE
HAS
NOT
BEEN
INFORMED
THAT
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
HAS
RECEIVED
THE
RECORD
COPY
.
456
38.9
INDICATIONS
AS
TO
PROTECTION
SOUGHT
FOR
THE
PURPOSES
OF
NATIONAL
PROCESSING
.
456
38.10
CONSEQUENCES
OF
NOT
PERFORMING
THE
ART.
22
ACTS
.
457
38.11
NATIONAL
AND
REGIONAL
PHASE
ENTRY
UNDER
ART.
39
.
457
38.11.1
EFFECT
OF
ELECTION
PRIOR
TO
19
MONTHS
ON
THE
APPLICATION
OF
ART.
22
.
457
38.11.2
NECESSARY
ACTS
TO
ENTER
THE
NATIONAL
PHASE
UNDER
ART.
39
AND
THE
RELEVANT
TIME
LIMIT
.
457
38.11.3
CONSEQUENCES
OF
MISSING
THE
ART.
39
TIME
LIMIT
.
457
38.11.4
APPLICATION
OF
CERTAIN
RULES
TO
NATIONAL
PHASE
ENTRY
UNDER
ART.
39
.
458
38.11.5
TIME
LIMIT
FOR
SUPPLYING
A
TRANSLATION
OF
THE
PRIORITY
DOCUMENT
TO
AN
ELECTED
STATE
.
458
38.12
PROCEDURE
BEFORE
THE
EPO
AS
A
DESIGNATED
OR
ELECTED
OFFICE
.
458
38.12.1
ENTRY
INTO
THE
EPO
REGIONAL
PHASE
.
458
38.12.2
SUPPLY
OF
A
TRANSLATION
.
459
38.12.3
SPECIFICATION
OF
DOCUMENTS
ON WHICH
THE
GRANT
PROCEDURE
IS
TO
BE
BASED
460
38.12.4
FILING
FEE
.
460
38.12.5
DESIGNATION
FEE
.
461
XXXVI
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
38.12.6
EXTENSION
FEES
.
461
38.12.7
VALIDATION
FEES
.
462
38.12.8
SUPPLEMENTARY
EUROPEAN
SEARCH
AND
FEE
.
462
38.12.9
REQUEST
FOR
EXAMINATION
.
464
38.12.10
RENEWAL
FEE
.
465
38.12.11
CERTIFICATE
OF
EXHIBITION
.
465
38.12.12
AMENDMENT
OF
THE
APPLICATION
AND
INVITATION
TO
CORRECT
DEFICIENCIES
WHERE
NO
SUPPLEMENTARY
EUROPEAN
SEARCH
IS
TO
BE
CARRIED
OUT
.
465
38.12.13
CLAIMS
FEES
.
466
38.12.14
DESIGNATION
OF
THE
INVENTOR
.
466
38.12.15
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
A
PRIORITY
CLAIM
.
467
38.12.16
PROVISION
OF
A
SEQUENCE
LISTING
.
467
38.12.17
DETAILS
RELATING
TO
THE
APPLICANT
.
468
38.12.18
REPRESENTATION
.
468
38.12.19
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
INTERNATIONAL
PUBLICATION
TAKES
THE
PLACE
OF
EUROPEAN
PUBLICATION
.
468
38.12.20
OPPORTUNITY
TO
HAVE
A
SEARCH
REPORT
DRAWN
UP
IN
REPECT
OF
AN
INVENTION
NOT
SEARCHED
BY
THE
EPO
IN
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PHASE
WHEN
NO
SUPPLEMENTARY
EUROPEAN
SEARCH
IS
NECESSARY
.
469
CHAPTER
39:
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
39.1
WHICH
DESIGNATED
STATES
DOES
CHAPTER
II
APPLY
TO?
.
470
39.2
WHO
MAY
APPLY
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
AND
WHICH
STATES
MAY
BE
ELECTED
.
470
39.3
AUTHORITY
COMPETENT
TO
CONDUCT
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
470
39.3.1
RECEIVING
OFFICES
SPECIFY
THE
COMPETENT
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
OR
AUTHORITIES
.
470
39.3.2
LIMITATIONS
SET
BY
THE
EPO
ON
ITS
COMPETENCE
AS
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY.
.
.
.
471
39.4
HOW
TO
APPLY
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
-
THE
DEMAND
.
471
39.4.1
DEMAND
.
471
39.4.2
TIME
LIMIT
.
472
39.4.3
WHERE
TO
APPLY
.
472
39.4.4
USE
OF
A
FORM
.
472
39.4.5
CONTENT
OF
THE
DEMAND
.
472
39.4.6
FILING
THE
DEMAND
CONSTITUTES
THE
ELECTION
OF
ALL
ELIGIBLE
STATES
.
473
39.4.7
THE
EPO
AS
AN
ELECTED
OFFICE
.
473
39.4.8
FEES
DUE
.
473
39.4.9
ACCEPTABLE
LANGUAGES
OF
THE
DEMAND
.
475
39.4.10
ACCEPTABLE
LANGUAGES
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
475
39.4.11
ACCEPTABLE
LANGUAGES
OF
AMENDMENTS
.
475
39.4.12
LANGUAGES
BEFORE
THE
EPO
.
476
39.5
LATER
ELECTION
OF
STATES
.
476
39.6
PROCEDURE
WHERE
THERE
ARE
DEFECTS
IN
THE
DEMAND
.
476
39.6.1
APPLICANT
NOT
ENTITLED
TO
MAKE
A
DEMAND
.
476
39.6.2
INVITATION
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
TO
CORRECT
FORMAL
DEFECTS
.
476
39.6.3
PROCEDURE
WHERE
A
STATEMENT
CONCERNING
AMENDMENTS
IS
OMITTED
OR
IS
MISLEADING
.
477
39.6.4
DEFECTS
NOTICED
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
477
39.7
PROCEDURAL
STEPS
TAKEN
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
AUTHORITIES
ON
RECEIPT
OF
THE
DEMAND
.
477
39.7.1
PROCEDURE
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
ON
RECEIPT
OF
THE
DEMAND
-
NOTIFICATION
TO
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
AND
THE
APPLICANT
.
477
39.7.2
NOTIFICATION
TO
ELECTED
STATES
OF
THEIR
ELECTION
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
AND
OTHER
RELATED
ACTIONS
.
477
D
ETAILED
CONTENTS
XXXVII
39.7.3
NOTIFICATION
OF
THE
WRITTEN
OPINION
AND
ANY
ART.
19
AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
478
39.8
THE
OBJECTIVE
OF
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
.
478
39.8.1
ASPECTS
OF
PATENTABILITY
EXAMINED
.
478
39.8.2
DEFINITIONS
OF
NOVELTY,
INVENTIVE
STEP
AND
INDUSTRIAL
APPLICABILITY
.
478
39.8.3
DEFINITION
OF
PRIOR
ART
.
479
39.8.4
DOCUMENTS
TO
BE
TAKEN
INTO
CONSIDERATION
.
479
39.9
PROCEDURE
BEFORE
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY.
.
479
39.9.1
WHEN
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
STARTS
AND
FINISHES
.
479
39.9.2
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
GOVERNING
PROCEDURE
.
480
39.9.3
RIGHT
OF
THE
APPLICANT
TO
COMMUNICATE
WITH
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
.
480
39.9.4
DOCUMENTS
ON
WHICH
THE
EXAMINATION
IS
BASED
.
480
39.9.5
APPLICANT
'
S
RIGHT
TO
AMEND
.
481
39.9.6
SITUATIONS
WHERE
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
IS
NOT
OBLIGED
TO
EXAMINE
PART
OF
OR
THE
WHOLE
OF
AN
APPLICATION
.
481
39.9.7
THE
WRITTEN
OPINION
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
AND
RESPONSES
THERETO
.
482
39.9.8
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
THE
WRITTEN
OPINION
ESTABLISHED
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
IS
CONSIDERED
TO
BE
A
WRITTEN
OPINION
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
.
484
39.9.9
SITUATION WHERE
AMENDMENTS
AND
ARGUMENTS
MAY
BE
IGNORED
.
484
39.9.10
PROCEDURE
WHERE
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
NEEDS
A
COPY
OF
THE
PRIORITY
DOCUMENT
OR
TRANSLATION
THEREOF
.
484
39.9.11
PROCEDURE
WHERE
UNITY
IS
IN
DISPUTE
.
484
39.9.12
LACK
OF
UNITY
WHERE
THE
EPO
IS
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
.
485
39.9.13
PROCEDURE
WHERE
A
SEQUENCE
LISTING
IS
ABSENT
OR
IN
THE
WRONG
FORMAT
.
.
.
485
39.9.14
TOP-UP
SEARCH
.
486
39.9.15
THIRD
PARTY
OBSERVATIONS
.
486
39.10
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
REPORT
(IPER)
.
486
39.10.1
TIME
LIMIT
FOR
ESTABLISHING
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
REPORT
.
486
39.10.2
REQUIREMENTS
AS
TO
FORM
.
486
39.10.3
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
REPORT
(AND
ANY
ANNEXES)
.
486
39.10.4
DOCUMENTS
ON
WHICH
THE
REPORT
IS
BASED
.
487
39.10.5
INFORMATION
ON
THE
FIRST
PAGE
.
487
39.10.6
COMMENTS
ON
AMENDMENTS
AND
THE
CORRECTION
OF
MISTAKES
.
487
39.10.7
COMMENTS
ON
PRIORITY
.
487
39.10.8
COMMENTS
ON
THE
NON-ESTABLISHMENT
OF
AN
OPINION
.
488
39.10.9
COMMENTS
ON
LACK
OF
UNITY
.
488
39.10.10
STATEMENT
REGARDING
PATENTABILITY
UNDER
ART.
35(2)
.
488
39.10.11
CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS
CITED
.
489
39.10.12
CERTAIN
DEFECTS
IN
THE
APPLICATION
.
489
39.10.13
CERTAIN
OBSERVATIONS
ON
THE
APPLICATION
.
489
39.10.14
ANNEXES
TO
THE
REPORT
.
489
39.10.15
COMMENT
ON
TOP-UP
SEARCH
.
489
39.11
TRANSLATION
AND
COMMUNICATION
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
REPORT
AND
ITS
ANNEXES
.
490
39.11.1
TRANSMISSION
OF
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
REPORT
AND
OTHER
DOCUMENTS
TO
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
AND
THE
APPLICANT
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
.
490
39.11.2
TRANSLATION
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
REPORT
AND
ITS
TRANSMISSION
TO
THE
ELECTED
OFFICES
AND
THE
APPLICANT
.
490
39.11.3
TRANSLATION
AND
TRANSMISSION
OF
THE
WRITTEN
OPINION
PREPARED
UNDER
R.43BIS.L
WHERE
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
REPORT
IS
XXXVIII
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
NOT
AVAILABLE
AND
THE
APPLICANT
HAS
REQUESTED
EARLY
PROCESSING
IN
AN
ELECTED
OFFICE
.
490
39.11.4
TRANSLATION
OF
THE
ANNEXES
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
REPORT
BY
THE
APPLICANT
AND
TRANSMISSION
OF
THE
TRANSLATION
TO
THE
ELECTED
OFFICES
.
491
39.11.5
SUPPLY
OF
DOCUMENTS
CITED
IN
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
REPORT
TO
THE
APPLICANT
AND
ELECTED
OFFICES
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
.
491
CHAPTER
40:
NATIONAL
PHASE
ASPECTS
40.1
THE
EFFECT
OF
AN
INTERNATIONAL
PATENT
APPLICATION
HAVING
A
FILING
DATE.
.
.
492
40.1.1
NATURE
OF
THE
EFFECT
.
492
40.1.2
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
THE
EFFECT
IS
LOST
.
492
40.1.3
EXCEPTIONS
TO
THE
EFFECT
-
THE
PRIOR
ART
EFFECT
OF
AN
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION
IN
A
DESIGNATED
STATE
.
492
40.1.4
DEFINITION
OF
A
EURO-PCT
APPLICATION
.
492
40.1.5
EXTENSION
OF
THE
EFFECT
TO
SUCCESSOR
STATES
.
493
40.2
THE
EFFECT
OF
A
PUBLISHED
INTERNATIONAL
PATENT
APPLICATION
.
493
40.2.1
PROVISIONS
OF
THE
PCT
.
493
40.2.2
PROVISIONS
OF
THE
EPC
-
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
TRANSLATION
.
494
40.3
EXAMINATION
BY
NATIONAL
OFFICES
.
494
40.3.1
WHEN
NATIONAL
PROCESSING
MAY
BEGIN
.
494
40.3.2
RIGHT
TO
AMEND
WHEN
ENTERING
THE
NATIONAL
PHASE
UNDER
CHAPTER
1
.
494
40.3.3
RIGHT
TO
AMEND
WHEN
ENTERING
THE
NATIONAL
PHASE
UNDER
CHAPTER
II
.
.
494
40.3.4
RIGHT
TO
AMEND
ON
ENTERING
THE
EPO
REGIONAL
PHASE
.
495
40.3.5
PROCEDURE
WHERE
UNITY
HAS
BEEN
IMPUGNED
IN
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PHASE
.
.
495
40.3.6
CONSIDERATION
OF
UNITY
BY
THE
EPO
.
495
40.3.7
EFFECT
ON
A
DESIGNATED
OFFICE
OF
A
DECISION
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
TO
BASE
A
FILING
DATE
ON
DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED
BY
REFERENCE
IN
THE
CASE
WHERE
RESERVATIONS
HAVE
BEEN
FILED
OR
ERRORS
MADE
.
495
40.3.8
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
FORM
OR
CONTENTS
ADDITIONAL
TO
THOSE
IN
THE
PCT
MAY
NOT
BE
IMPOSED
BY
NATIONAL
OFFICES
.
496
40.3.9
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
SUBMISSION
OF
CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS
(E.G.
AS
EVIDENCE)
THAT
MAY
BE
IMPOSED
BY
NATIONAL
OFFICES
.
497
40.3.10
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
THE
CERTIFICATION/VERIFICATION
OF
THE
ART.
22
TRANSLATION
THAT
MAY
BE
IMPOSED
BY
NATIONAL
OFFICES
.
498
40.3.11
CONSEQUENCES
OF
SUBMITTING
OR
NOT
SUBMITTING
A
COPY
OF
THE
PRIORITY
DOCUMENT
IN
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PHASE
-
HOW
A
DESIGNATED
OFFICE
OBTAINS
A
COPY
.
498
40.3.12
REQUIREMENT
TO
SUBMIT
A
TRANSLATION
OF
THE
PRIORITY
DOCUMENT
.
498
40.3.13
THE
EFFECT
ON
DESIGNATED
OFFICES
OF
A
DECISION
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
TO
RESTORE
A
RIGHT
OF
PRIORITY
.
499
40.3.14
THE
EFFECT
ON
DESIGNATED
OFFICES
OF
A
DECISION
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
TO
REFUSE
RESTORATION
OF
A
RIGHT
OF
PRIORITY
.
500
40.3.15
REQUEST
BY
THE
APPLICANT
FOR
A
DESIGNATED
OFFICE
TO
RESTORE
A
RIGHT
TO
PRIORITY
.
500
40.3.16
SUBSTANTIVE
CONDITIONS
OF
PATENTABILITY
THAT
MAY
BE
IMPOSED
BY
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
501
40.3.17
REQUIREMENT
BY
CONTRACTING
STATES
THAT
THE
INVENTOR(S)
MUST
BE
THE
-
APPLICANT(S)
-
PROCEDURE
WHEN
NOT
ABIDED
BY
.
501
40.3.18
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
REPRESENTATION
THAT
MAY
BE
IMPOSED
BY
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
501
40.3.19
REMOVAL
OF
REFERENCE
SIGNS
IN
CLAIMS
FOR
PUBLICATION
.
501
40.3.20
SUBMISSION
OF
A
SEQUENCE
LISTING
.
501
40.3.21
SPECIAL
PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
UTILITY
MODELS
.
502
40.3.22
ANY
REQUIREMENT
TO
SUPPLY
THE
RESULTS
OF
EXAMINATION
IN
OTHER
STATES
IS
NOT
ALLOWED
IF
AN
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
REPORT
HAS
BEEN
RECEIVED
.
502
D
ETAILED
CONTENTS
XXXIX
40.4
CONSEQUENCES
OF
AN
INCORRECT
TRANSLATION
ON
THE
SCOPE
OF
A
PATENT
OBTAINED
.
502
CHAPTER
41:
THE
CALCULATION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
AND
PROCEDURAL
SAFEGUARDS
41.1
EXPRESSION
OF
DATES
.
503
41.2
TIME
LIMITS
TO
BE
CALCULATED
FROM
DATE
OF
MAILING
.
503
41.3
COMPUTATION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
.
503
41.4
EXTENSION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
WHERE
A
NATIONAL
OFFICE
OR
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANISATION
IS
NOT
OPEN
FOR
BUSINESS
.
503
41.5
EXTENSION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
WHERE
MAIL
IS
NOT
DELIVERED
IN
A
RELEVANT
LOCALITY
ON
THE
LAST
DAY
OF
A
TIME
LIMIT
.
504
41.6
CIRCUMSTANCES
IN
WHICH
A
MISSED
TIME
LIMIT
IS
EXCUSED
WHERE
A
DOCUMENT
IS
SENT
IN
GOOD
TIME
.
504
41.7
EXCUSE
OF
THE
DELAY
IN
MEETING
A
TIME
LIMIT
IN
THE
CASE
OF
WAR,
REVOLUTION,
CIVIL
DISORDER,
STRIKE,
NATURAL
CALAMITY,
EPIDEMIC
OR
UNAVAILABILITY
OF
ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION
AND
EXTENSION
OF
TIME
LIMITS
DUE
TO
GENERAL
DISRUPTION
.
505
41.8
EXTENSION
OF
A
TIME
LIMIT
WHERE
A
LETTER
IS
RECEIVED
MORE
THAN
SEVEN
DAYS
AFTER
POSTING
.
506
41.9
CHANCE
FOR
THE
APPLICANT
TO
ESCAPE
A
NEGATIVE
DETERMINATION
MADE
IN
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PHASE
.
506
41.9.1
OVERVIEW
.
506
41.9.2
DUTY
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
TO
SUPPLY
DOCUMENTS
TO
DESIGNATED
STATES
WHEN
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
OR
RECEIVING
OFFICE
HAS
MADE
A
NEGATIVE
DETERMINATION
.
506
41.9.3
ASSESSMENT
BY
THE
DESIGNATED
OFFICE
AS
TO
WHETHER
THE
APPLICANT
OR
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU/RECEIVING
OFFICE
IS
AT
FAULT
ACCORDING
TO
THE
PCT
.
507
41.9.4
RIGHT
OF
ANY
DESIGNATED
STATE
TO
MAINTAIN
THE
EFFECT
OF
AN
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION
IN
THAT
STATE
WHEN
IT
DOES
NOT
HAVE
TO
.
507
41.9.5
THE
DUTY
OF
CONTRACTING
STATES
TO
EXCUSE
MISSED
TIME
LIMITS
UNDER
PROVISIONS
OF
NATIONAL
LAW
.
507
41.10
OPPORTUNITY
TO
CORRECT
AN
APPLICATION WHERE
ALLOWED
UNDER
NATIONAL
LAW.
.
.
508
41.11
RECTIFICATION
OF
ERRORS
MADE
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
OR
THE
INTERNATIONAL
-BUREAU
CONCERNING
FILING
DATE
AND
PRIORITY
CLAIM
.
508
41.12
REINSTATEMENT
OF
RIGHTS
AFTER
FAILURE
TO
ENTER
THE
NATIONAL
PHASE
WITHIN
THE
TIME
LIMIT
.
508
CHAPTER
42:
RECTIFICATION
OF
MISTAKES
42.1
MISTAKES
THAT
MAY
BE
RECTIFIED
.
510
42.2
MISTAKES
THAT
MAY
NOT
BE
RECTIFIED
.
510
42.3
AUTHORITY
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
AUTHORISING
RECTIFICATION
.
510
42.4
EITHER
THE
APPLICANT
OR
AN
INTERNATIONAL
AUTHORITY
MAY
INITIATE
RECTIFICATION
.
511
42.5
PROCEDURE
FOR
REQUESTING
RECTIFICATION
-
TIME
LIMIT
.
511
42.6
DECISION
ON
THE
AUTHORISATION
OF
A
RECTIFICATION
.
511
42.7
LANGUAGE
OF
THE
CORRECTION
.
512
CHAPTER
43:
REPRESENTATION
43.1
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
REPRESENTATION
THAT
MAY
BE
IMPOSED
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
.
513
43.2
REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
REPRESENTATION
THAT
MAY
BE
IMPOSED
BY
CONTRACTING
STATES
.
513
43.3
RIGHT
TO
PRACTICE
BEFORE
INTERNATIONAL
AUTHORITIES
.
513
43.4
AGENTS
AND
COMMON
REPRESENTATIVES
.
514
43.4.1
APPOINTMENT
OF
AN
AGENT
.
514
43.4.2
REPRESENTATIVE
WHERE
THERE
ARE
TWO
OR
MORE
APPLICANTS
.
514
XL
D
ETAILED
C
ONTENTS
43.4.3
EFFECTS
OF
ACTS
CARRIED
OUT
BY
REPRESENTATIVES
AND
AGENTS
.
515
43.4.4
MANNER
OF
APPOINTMENT
OF
AN
AGENT
OR
COMMON
REPRESENTATIVE
.
515
43.4.5
MANNER
OF
RENUNCIATION
OF
AN
AGENT
OR
COMMON
REPRESENTATIVE
.
516
CHAPTER
44:
MISCELLANEOUS
COMMON
PROVISIONS
44.1
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN
THE
PCT
AND
THE
EPC
.
517
44.2
RULES
RELATING
TO
DOCUMENTS
FILED
SUBSEQUENTLY
TO
THE
FILING
OF
THE
APPLICATION
.
517
44.2.1
NEED
FOR
PAPERS
TO
BE
ACCOMPANIED
BY
A
SIGNED
LETTER
.
517
44.2.2
LANGUAGE
OF
LETTERS
AND
DOCUMENTS
.
517
44.2.3
FORM
OF
SUBSEQUENTLY
FILED
DOCUMENTS
.
518
44.2.4
THE
USE
OF
TELEGRAPH,
TELEPRINTER,
FACSIMILE
TO
TRANSMIT
SUBSEQUENTLY
FILED
DOCUMENTS
.
518
44.2.5
THE
USE
OF
ELECTRONIC
MEANS
TO
TRANSMIT
SUBSEQUENTLY
FILED
DOCUMENTS
.
518
44.3
WITHDRAWAL
OF AN
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION,
A
DESIGNATION,
AN
ELECTION,
A
DEMAND
OR
A
PRIORITY
CLAIM
.
519
44.3.1
WITHDRAWAL
OF
AN
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION
.
519
44.3.2
WITHDRAWAL
OF
A
DESIGNATION
.
520
44.3.3
WITHDRAWAL
OF
A
PRIORITY
CLAIM
.
520
44.3.4
WITHDRAWAL
OF
A
SUPPLEMENTARY
SEARCH
REQUEST
.
520
44.3.5
WITHDRAWAL
OF
THE
DEMAND
OR
OF
ELECTIONS
.
521
44.4
RECORDAL
OF
CHANGES
CONCERNING
AN
APPLICANT,
INVENTOR,
AGENT
OR
COMMON
REPRESENTATIVE
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
522
44.5
NOTIFICATION
BY
NATIONAL
OFFICES
AND
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
ORGANISATIONS
.
.
522
44.6
SCHEDULE
OF
FEES
.
522
44.7
THIRD
PARTY
OBSERVATIONS
.
523
44.8
OFFER TO
LICENSE
AN
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION
.
523
CHAPTER
45:
INFORMATION
MADE
AVAILABLE
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
AUTHORITIES
AND
DESIGNATEDELECTED
OFFICES
45.1
CONFIDENTIAL
NATURE
OF
THE
INTERNATIONAL
APPLICATION
BEFORE
ITS
PUBLICATION
.
524
45.2
CONFIDENTIAL
NATURE
OF
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
.
524
45.3
OBLIGATION
FOR
INTERNATIONAL
AUTHORITIES
TO
KEEP
FILES
.
525
45.4
ACCESS
ALLOWED
TO
FILES
.
525
45.4.1
ACCESS
TO
THE
FILE
HELD
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
525
45.4.2
ACCESS
TO
THE
FILE
HELD
BY
THE
RECEIVING
OFFICE
.
526
45.4.3
ACCESS
TO
THE
FILE
HELD
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
AND
SUPPLEMENTARY
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
.
526
45.4.4
ACCESS
TO
THE
FILE
HELD
BY
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
.
527
45.4.5
ACCESS
TO
THE
FILE
HELD
BY
A
DESIGNATED
OFFICE
.
527
45.4.6
ACCESS
TO
THE
FILE
HELD
BY
AN
ELECTED
OFFICE
.
527
45.5
AVAILABILITY
OF
THE
PRIORITY
DOCUMENT
FROM
THE
INTERNATIONAL
BUREAU
.
.
.
527
45.6
AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION
CONCERNING
NATIONAL
PHASE
ENTRY
AND
TRANSLATIONS
REQUIRED
BY
NATIONAL
OFFICES
.
528
45.7
AVAILABILITY
OF
CITATIONS
IN
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCH
REPORT
FROM
THE
INTERNATIONAL
SEARCHING
AUTHORITY
.
528
45.8
AVAILABILITY
OF
CITATIONS
IN
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
REPORT
FROM
THE
INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINING
AUTHORITY
.
528
INDEX
.
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| spelling | D-Book How to answer legal opinions, draft legal opinions and pass paper D of the European Qualifying Examination written and edited by Andrew Rudge Eleventh edition Hürth Carl Heymanns Verlag 2023 XLI, 534 Seiten txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Heymanns intellectual property Europäisches Patent (DE-588)4153199-1 gnd rswk-swf Patentanmeldung (DE-588)4044876-9 gnd rswk-swf Prüfungsvorbereitung (DE-588)4115658-4 gnd rswk-swf Aufnahmeprüfung (DE-588)4390020-3 gnd rswk-swf gewerblicher Rechtsschutz D-Book legal questions Europäisches Patent (DE-588)4153199-1 s Patentanmeldung (DE-588)4044876-9 s Aufnahmeprüfung (DE-588)4390020-3 s Prüfungsvorbereitung (DE-588)4115658-4 s DE-604 Rudge, Andrew (DE-588)1156486262 aut edt Carl Heymanns Verlag (DE-588)2041207-1 pbl DNB Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=034622037&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis 1\p vlb 20230505 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#vlb |
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| title | D-Book How to answer legal opinions, draft legal opinions and pass paper D of the European Qualifying Examination |
| title_auth | D-Book How to answer legal opinions, draft legal opinions and pass paper D of the European Qualifying Examination |
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| title_full | D-Book How to answer legal opinions, draft legal opinions and pass paper D of the European Qualifying Examination written and edited by Andrew Rudge |
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