EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION: PART II - SUBSTANTIVE PATENT LAW

PART II - SUBSTANTIVE PATENT LAW

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Table of Contents

European Patent Convention

Implementing Regulations

Protocol on Recognition

Protocol on Centralisation

Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

Protocol on the Staff Complement

Rules Relating to Fees

Alphabetical keyword index

Chapter I - Patentability

Article 52 - Patentable inventions

Article 53 - Exceptions to patentability

Article 54 - Novelty

Article 55 - Non-prejudicial disclosures

Article 56 - Inventive step

Article 57 - Industrial application

Chapter II - Persons entitled to apply for and obtain European patents - Mention of the inventor

Article 58 - Entitlement to file a European patent application

Article 59 - Multiple applicants

Article 60 - Right to a European patent

Article 61 - European patent applications by persons not having the right to a European patent

Article 62 - Right of the inventor to be mentioned

Chapter III - Effects of the European patent and the European patent application

Article 63 - Term of the European patent

Article 64 - Rights conferred by a European patent

Article 65 - Translation of the specification of the European patent

Article 66 - Equivalence of European filing with national filing

Article 67 - Rights conferred by a European patent application after publication

Article 68 - Effect of revocation of the European patent

Article 69 - Extent of protection

Article 70 - Authentic text of a European patent application or European patent

Chapter IV - The European patent application as an object of property

Article 71 - Transfer and constitution of rights

Article 72 - Assignment

Article 73 - Contractual licensing

Article 74 - Law applicable