Close Go Back to Chapter III – The European Patent Office Submenu Breadcrumb Home The European Patent Convention – Contents European Patent Convention Part I Chapter III Article 16 Share Print Article 16 – Receiving Section Article 10 – Management Article 11 – Appointment of senior employees Article 12 – Duties of office Article 13 – Disputes between the Organisation and the employees of the European Patent Office Article 14 – Languages of the European Patent Office, European patent applications and other documents Article 15 – Departments entrusted with the procedure Article 16 – Receiving Section Article 17 – Search Divisions Article 18 – Examining Divisions Article 19 – Opposition Divisions Article 20 – Legal Division Article 21 – Boards of Appeal Article 22 – Enlarged Board of Appeal Article 23 – Independence of the members of the Boards Article 24 – Exclusion and objection Article 25 – Technical opinion Article 1614Receiving Section Part I – General and institutional provisions Chapter III – The European Patent Office The Receiving Section shall be responsible for the examination on filing and the examination as to formal requirements of European patent applications. 14Amended by the Act revising the European Patent Convention of 29.11.2000. Next Previous Show modifications EPC - Reference Art. 15R. 10, 11
