O

oath A 117(1)(g); R 72(3)

Official Journal of the EPOff A 129(b)

Languages A 14(8)(b)

publication in the ~ A 95(3); R 28(9), R 101(3)

official language

is not the language of the proceedings A 67(3)

of a Contracting State that is not an official language of the EPOff ProCen III

official languages

of the EPOff A 14(1)

of the Contracting States A 14(2),(4)

- see language of the proceedings, language(s), translation

opinion see technical opinion

opponent A 99(4); R 55(a)

death or legal incapacity of an ~ R 60

opposition A 99

deficiencies in the notice of ~ R 56(1),(2)

entries in the Register of European Patents R 92(1)(q),(r)

examination A 101, A 102; R 57, R 58

grounds for ~ A 100

notice of ~ R 55

publication of the time limit for opposing the Eur. pat. R 53

rejection A 102(2), A 111(1); R 92(1)(r)

rejection of the notice of ~ as inadmissible R 56

several oppositions R 57(2)

time limit for filing notice of ~ A 99(1)

Opposition Divisions A 19, A 101

allocation of duties R 9(1)

appeal lying from decisions of the ~ A 21(4), A 106(1),(2)

as departments charged with the procedure A 15(d)

composition A 19(2)

decisions A 102(1)-(3), A 116(4); R 56(2), R 58(8)

organisation R 12(1)

responsibilities A 19(1), A 104(2); R 9(4)

opposition fee A 99(1); R 6(3); RFees 2(10), RFees 12

opposition procedure A 99-105; R 55-63

opposition proceedings

communications R 56(2),(3), R 57, R 58(2),(4),(5), R 70

continuation of the ~ by the EPOff of its own motion R 60

costs A 104, A 106(4),(5); R 9(4), R 63

documents R 61a

interruption R 90

intervention in ~ A 105(2); R 57(4)

new specification of the European patent R 62

oral proceedings A 116(1),(4)

parties A 99(4)

proceedings against the proprietor during ~ R 13(4)

representatives in ~ R 60

requests for documents R 59

oral proceedings A 116

costs A 104(1)

language of proceedings R 2

minutes R 76

summons R 71(1)

suspension R 13(4)

oral proceedings and taking of evidence R 71-76

ordre public

inventions contrary to ~ A 53(a); R 34(1)(a)

matter contrary to ~ in a Eur. pat. appl. A 53(a); R 34(1)(a)

Organisation see European Patent Organisation

organs of the EPOrg see European Patent Organisation