EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART IV - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION, Chapter I - Examination by the Receiving Section, Rule 42 - Subsequent identification of the inventor

Rule 42 - Subsequent identification of the inventor

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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 IV - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION

PART III - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART III OF THE CONVENTION

PART V - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART V OF THE CONVENTION

Chapter I - Examination by the Receiving Section

Rule 42 - Subsequent identification of the inventor

Rule 41 - Rectification of deficiencies in the application documents

Rule 43 - Late-filed or missing drawings

Rule 42

Subsequent identification of the inventor

(1) If the examination provided for in Article 91, paragraph 1(f), reveals that the inventor has not been identified in accordance with the provisions of Rule 17, the Receiving Section shall inform the applicant that the European patent application shall be deemed to be withdrawn unless this deficiency is corrected within the period prescribed by Article 91, paragraph 5.

(2) In the case of a European divisional application or a new European patent application filed pursuant to Article 61, paragraph 1(b), the time limit for identifying the inventor may in no case expire before two months after the communication referred to in paragraph 1, which shall state the time limit.

Art. 76, 81