EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART III - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART III OF THE CONVENTION, Chapter IV - Priority, Rule 38a

Rule 38a - Issuing priority documents

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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 IV - Priority

Chapter I - Examination by the Receiving Section

Rule 38a - Issuing priority documents

Rule 38 - Declaration of priority and priority documents

Rule 39 - Communication following the examination on filing

Rule 38a 66

Issuing priority documents

On request, the European Patent Office shall issue a certified copy of the European patent application (priority document) to the applicant. The President of the European Patent Office shall determine all necessary arrangements, including the form of the priority document and the circumstances in which an administrative fee is payable.

66 Inserted by decision of the Administrative Council of 11.10.2000 which entered into force on 02.11.2000 (OJ EPO 2000, 473).