Ancillary Regulations Part II: Rule 53 OJ 1984, 88

Rule 53 OJ 1984, 88: Notice of the President of the EPO dated 10 January 1984 concerning the form of European patent specifications

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Foreword

Ancillary Regulations

Part II

Rule 53 OJ 1984, 88: Notice of the President of the EPO dated 10 January 1984 concerning the form of European patent specifications

Rule 51(4) OJ 2005, 129: Notice dated 22 December 2005 concerning the amendment of Rule 51(4) EPC

Rule 54 OJ 2005, 122: Decision of the President of the EPO dated 22 December 2004 concerning the content and form of the certificate for a European patent, and the procedure for issuing it

Rule 53 - OJ 1984, 88

Notice of the President of the EPO dated 10 January 1984
concerning the form of European patent specifications

- OJ 1984, 88 -

Practice to date has been to indicate the title of the invention both on the title page and as a heading to the description in European patent specifications and in new European patent specifications issued in compliance with Article 103 EPC in opposition procedure. This has led to different wordings of the title appearing in different parts of the same patent specification, whenever the title has been amended in the processing of an application.

In order to avoid such a difficulty, it is hereby prescribed under Rule 53 and 62 in conjunction with Rule 49(1) EPC that all patent specifications transmitted to the printers as of 1 February 1984, will carry the title of the invention on the title page only.

This notice does not affect the provisions under Rule 27(1)(a) EPC to the effect that the description of patent applications must first state the title of the invention (cf. Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office, C-II, 4.2).