EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Rules Relating to Fees: Article 7

Article 7 - Particulars concerning payments

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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

Rules Relating to Fees

Article 7 - Particulars concerning payments

Article 8 - Date to be considered as the date on which payment is made

Article 7

Particulars concerning payments

(1)10 Every payment must indicate the name of the person making the payment and must contain the necessary particulars to enable the Office to establish immediately the purpose of the payment.

(2) If the purpose of the payment cannot immediately be established, the Office shall require the person making the payment to notify it in writing of this purpose within such period as it may specify. If he does not comply with this request in due time the payment shall be considered not to have been made.

10 See Legal advice No. 6/91 rev. (Annex II).