Ancillary Regulations Part I: Article 20 OJ 1989, 177

Article 20 OJ 1989, 177: Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 March 1989 concerning the responsibilities of the Legal Division

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Foreword

Ancillary Regulations

Part I

Article 20

Article 20 OJ 1989, 177: Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 10 March 1989 concerning the responsibilities of the Legal Division

Article 10(2) OJ 1991, 223: Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 18 March 1991 on the setting up of a filing office in the Munich building "Pschorrhöfe"

Article 20 OJ 1990, 404: Notice of the Vice-President, Directorate-General 5 of the European Patent Office dated 5 July 1990 concerning correspondence with the Legal Division

Article 20 - OJ 1989, 177

Decision of the President of the European Patent Office
dated 10 March 1989 concerning the responsibilities
of the Legal Division

- OJ 1989, 177 -

The President of the European Patent Office, having regard to Article 20 and Rule 9(2) EPC, has decided as follows:

1. Sole responsibility for the following duties shall be vested in the Legal Division¹:

1.1 Registers of Representatives

(a)

Entry in, and deletion from, the list of professional representatives (Article 134(1) to (3) and 163(1) to (3), (5) to (7), Rules 102 and 106 EPC; Articles 4(1)(d), (e) and 28(2) RDR²)

(b)

Registration and deletion of associations (Rule 101(9) EPC; cf. OJ EPO 1979, 92).

(c)

Registration and deletion of legal practitioners (Article 134(7) EPC).

(d)

Registration and deletion of general authorisations (Article 133(3) 1st sentence, Rule 101(2), (3) EPC; cf. OJ EPO 1985, 42).

1.2 Register of Patents

(a)

Procedure where the applicant or proprietor is not entitled (Articles 61(1)(a) and (99(5), Rules 13, 14 and 16 EPC).

(b)

Interruption and resumption of proceedings (Rule 90 EPC).

(c)

Registration and cancellation of licences and other rights (Articles 71, 73 and 74, Rules 21 and 22 EPC).

(d)³

Registration of transfers and changes of name once an adverse decision seems likely (Articles 71, 72 and 74, Rules 20 and 61 EPC; cf OJ EPO 1987, 215).

(e)3

Rectification of the designation of an inventor once an adverse decision seems likely or after the opposition phase (Rule 19 EPC; cf. OJ EPO 1987, 215, 226 point 6.3 and 6.4).

2. This decision shall apply as from 1 January 1989.

PAUL BRAENDLI
President

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¹	The duties of the Legal Division are performed by Directorate 5.1.1 (Representation and Register of Patents)

²	RDR = Regulation on discipline for professional representatives, OJ EPO 1978, 91

³	Cf. the notice of the Vice-President Directorate-General 2 of the EPO concerning duties of the Examining or Opposition Divisions I. points 27 and 28, II. points 25 and 26. This text is reproduced in the present volume under R. 9(3) - 1 and 2.