EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION: PART I - GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, Chapter III - The European Patent Office, Article 22

Article 22 - Enlarged Board of Appeal

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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 I - GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

Chapter III - The European Patent Office

Chapter II - The European Patent Organisation

Article 22 - Enlarged Board of Appeal

Article 23 - Independence of the members of the Boards

Article 22

Enlarged Board of Appeal

(1) The Enlarged Board of Appeal shall be responsible for:

(a) deciding points of law referred to it by Boards of Appeal;

(b) giving opinions on points of law referred to it by the President of the European Patent Office under the conditions laid down in Article 112.

(2) For giving decisions or opinions, the Enlarged Board of Appeal shall consist of five legally qualified members and two technically qualified members. One of the legally qualified members shall be the Chairman.

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