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European Patent Convention (EPC 1973) – Table of Contents

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Annex II – Legal Advice from the EPO in Brief

Preface
European Patent Convention
Implementing Regulations
Protocol on Recognition
Protocol on Centralisation
Protocol on Privileges and Immunities
Protocol on the Staff Complement
Rules Relating to Fees
Annex I – Index of published decisions and opinions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Annex II – Legal Advice from the EPO in Brief
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Annex II
Legal advice from the EPO in brief

A revised version of the European Patent Convention entered into force on 13 December 2007. The provisions of the revised Convention apply unless the transitional provisions provide for the applicability of the EPC 1973.

1/79

 

 

Cancelled (see OJ EPO 1998, 359).

2/79

 

 

Cancelled (see OJ EPO 1998, 359).

3/85 rev.

1985, 347

Claims fees - multiple sets of claims

The principles remain the same, but the amendments to Rules 31 and 51 EPC should be borne in mind (see also comment re Legal Advice No. 4/80).

4/80

1980, 48

Period for submitting a separate set of claims for Austria

See decision G 7/93 (OJ EPO 1994, 775: point 2.5 Reasons).

5/93 rev.

1993, 229

Calculation of aggregate time limits

 

6/91 rev.

1991, 573

Payment of fees
Refunds of fees or other sums

 

7/80

 

 

Cancelled (see OJ EPO 1998, 359).

8/80

1981, 6

Withdrawal of a European patent application

See decisions J 6/86 (OJ EPO 1988, 124); J 15/86 (OJ EPO 1988, 417); J 7/87 (OJ EPO 1988, 422); J 11/87 (OJ EPO 1988, 367).

9/81

 

 

Cancelled (see OJ EPO 1998, 359).

10/92 rev.

1992, 662

Consolidation of a European patent application with a Euro-PCT-application - Refund of the examination fee

At present all EPC Contracting States are also PCT Contracting States. The principles apply to cases predating this state of affairs and to future applications designating European Contracting States for which the PCT is not in force.

11/82

1982, 57

Revocation of the European patent during opposition proceedings

Relates to revocation at the request of the patent proprietor. See also decision T 73/84 (OJ EPO 1985, 241) and T 186/84 (OJ EPO 1986, 79).

12/82

 

 

Cancelled (see OJ EPO 1998, 359).

13/82

1982, 196

Further processing of the European patent application

 

14/83

 

 

Cancelled (see OJ EPO 2002, 161).

15/05 rev. 2

2005, 357

Auxiliary requests in examination and opposition proceedings

 

16/85

1985, 141

Request for a decision after the noting of loss of rights

Relates to the examination proceedings. For the opposition procedure see decision G 1/90 (OJ EPO 1991, 275).

17/90

1990, 260

Authentic text of a granted patent when the specification contains misprints

 

18/92

 

 

Cancelled (see OJ EPO 2002, 259).

19/99

1999, 296

Filing of a translation of the previous application or a declaration under Rule 38(4) EPC

The legal basis of the "declaration" is now Rule 38(5) EPC (OJ EPO 1999, 660).

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