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Chapter I – Appeals procedure

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  2. The European Patent Convention – Contents
  3. Implementing Regulations
  4. Part VI
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  6. Rule 97
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Rule 97 – Appeal against apportionment and fixing of costs

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 97114
Appeal against apportionment and fixing of costs

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

(1) The apportionment of costs of opposition proceedings cannot be the sole subject of an appeal. 

(2) A decision fixing the amount of costs of opposition proceedings cannot be appealed unless the amount exceeds that of the fee for appeal.  


114See decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 3/03 (Annex I).

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