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Chapter I – Appeals procedure

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Rule 100 – Examination of appeals

Rule 97 – Appeal against apportionment and fixing of costs
Rule 98 – Surrender or lapse of the patent
Rule 99 – Content of the notice of appeal and the statement of grounds
Rule 100 – Examination of appeals
Rule 101 – Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible
Rule 102 – Form of decision of the Board of Appeal
Rule 103 – Reimbursement of appeal fees

Rule 100116
Examination of appeals

Part VI – Implementing Regulations to Part VI of the Convention
Chapter I – Appeals procedure

(1)117 Unless otherwise provided, the provisions relating to proceedings before the department which has taken the decision impugned shall apply to appeal proceedings. 

(2) In the examination of the appeal, the Board of Appeal shall invite the parties, as often as necessary, to file observations, within a period to be specified, on communications issued by itself or observations submitted by another party. 

(3) If the applicant fails to reply in due time to an invitation under paragraph 2, the European patent application shall be deemed to be withdrawn, unless the decision impugned was taken by the Legal Division.


116See decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 7/91, G 8/91, G 9/91, G 10/91, G 9/92, G 8/93, G 10/93, G 6/95, G 1/99, G 3/99 (Annex I).

117See notice from the Vice-President DG 3 of 17.03.2008 (OJ EPO 2008, 220).

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