EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION: PART XI - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, Article 159 - Administrative Council during a transitional period

Article 159 - Administrative Council during a transitional period

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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

PART XI - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

PART X - INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PURSUANT TO THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY

Article 159 - Administrative Council during a transitional period

Article 158 - Publication of the international application and its supply to the European Patent Office

Article 160 - Appointment of employees during a transitional period

Article 159

Administrative Council during a transitional period

(1) The States referred to in Article 169, paragraph 1, shall appoint their representatives to the Administrative Council; on the invitation of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Administrative Council shall meet no later than two months after the entry into force of this Convention, particularly for the purpose of appointing the President of the European Patent Office.

(2) The duration of the term of office of the first Chairman of the Administrative Council appointed after the entry into force of this Convention shall be four years.

(3) The term of office of two of the elected members of the first Board of the Administrative Council set up after the entry into force of this Convention shall be five and four years respectively.