EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART III - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART III OF THE CONVENTION, Chapter I - Filing of the European patent application, Rule 25 - Provisions for European divisional applications

Rule 25 - Provisions for European divisional applications

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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 III - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART III OF THE CONVENTION

PART II - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART II OF THE CONVENTION

PART IV - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION

Chapter I - Filing of the European patent application

Chapter VI - Biotechnological inventions

Chapter II - Provisions governing the application

Rule 25 - Provisions for European divisional applications

Rule 25

Provisions for European divisional applications

(1)32 The applicant may file a divisional application relating to any pending earlier European patent application.

(2)33 The filing fee and search fee shall be payable in respect of a European divisional application within one month after the filing thereof. The designation fees shall be payable within six months of the date on which the European Patent Bulletin mentions the publication of the European search report drawn up in respect of the European divisional application.

32 Last amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 18.10.2001 which entered into force on 02.01.2002 (OJ EPO 2001, 488 ff).

33 Last amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 13.10.1999 which entered into force on 01.03.2000 (OJ EPO 1999, 660 ff).

Art. 76, 78
R. 85a