Article 1 - European law for the grant of patents

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Table of Contents

Preface

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

Annex I

Annex II

Alphabetical keyword index


EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION- Table of Contents    
European Patent Convention Preface Implementing Regulations
PART I - GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS PREAMBLE PART II - SUBSTANTIVE PATENT LAW
Chapter I - General provisions   Chapter II - The European Patent Organisation
Article 1 - European law for the grant of patents   Article 2 - European patent

Article 1

European law for the grant of patents


A system of law, common to the Contracting States1, for the grant of patents for invention is hereby established.


1 Currently the 31 Contracting States are: AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR.

 
Index:PART I - GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONSChapter I - General provisionsArticle 2 - European patent

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