Article 82 - Unity of invention


 

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EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION- Table of Contents    
European Patent Convention Preface Implementing Regulations
PART III - APPLICATION FOR EUROPEAN PATENTS PART II - SUBSTANTIVE PATENT LAW PART IV - PROCEDURE UP TO GRANT
Chapter I - Filing and requirements of the European patent application Chapter IV - The European patent application as an object of property Chapter II - Priority
Article 82 - Unity of invention Article 81 - Designation of the inventor Article 83 - Disclosure of the invention

Article 82 53

Unity of invention


The European patent application shall relate to one invention only or to a group of inventions so linked as to form a single general inventive concept.


53 See decision/opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 1/91, G 2/92 (Annex I).

 

R. 29, 30, 46, 112