EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART I - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART I OF THE CONVENTION, Chapter II - Organisation of the European Patent Office, Rule 12 - Administrative structure of the European Patent Office

Rule 12 - Administrative structure of the European Patent Office

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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

Implementing Regulations

PART I - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART I OF THE CONVENTION

IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO THE CONVENTION ON THE GRANT OF EUROPEAN PATENTS

PART II - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART II OF THE CONVENTION

Chapter II - Organisation of the European Patent Office

Chapter I - Languages of the European Patent Office

Chapter I - Procedure where the applicant or proprietor is not entitled

Rule 12 - Administrative structure of the European Patent Office

Rule 11 - Business distribution scheme for the Enlarged Board of Appeal and adoption of its Rules of Procedure

Rule 12

Administrative structure of the European Patent Office

(1) The Examining Divisions and the Opposition Divisions shall be grouped together administratively so as to form Directorates, the number of which shall be laid down by the President of the European Patent Office.

(2) The Directorates, the Legal Division, the Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal, and the administrative services of the European Patent Office shall be grouped together administratively so as to form Directorates-General. The Receiving Section and the Search Divisions shall be grouped together administratively so as to form a Directorate-General.

(3) Each Directorate-General shall be directed by a Vice-President. The appointment of a Vice-President to a Directorate-General shall be decided upon by the Administrative Council, after the President of the European Patent Office has been consulted.

Art. 10, 15