EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION: PART I - GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, Chapter III - The European Patent Office, [Article 16

[Article 16 - Receiving Section

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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 16 - Receiving Section

Article 15 - The departments charged with the procedure

[Article 16

Receiving Section

The Receiving Section shall be in the branch at The Hague. It shall be responsible for the examination on filing and the examination as to formal requirements of each European patent application up to the time when a request for examination has been made or the applicant has indicated under Article 96, paragraph 1, that he desires to proceed further with his application. It shall also be responsible for the publication of the European patent application and of the European search report.]

Art. 6, 15, 18, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95
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