EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART IV - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION, Chapter III - Publication of the European patent application, Rule 48

Rule 48 - Technical preparations for publication

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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 III - Publication of the European patent application

Chapter IV - Examination by the Examining Division

Rule 48 - Technical preparations for publication

Rule 47 - Definitive content of the abstract

Rule 49 - Form of the publication of European patent applications and European search reports

Rule 48

Technical preparations for publication

(1)74 The President of the European Patent Office shall determine when the technical preparations for publication of the European patent application are to be deemed to have been completed.

(2) The European patent application shall not be published if it has been finally refused or withdrawn or deemed to be withdrawn before the termination of the technical preparations for publication.

74 See decision of the President of the EPO dated 14.12.1992 concerning the completion of the technical preparations for the publication of the European patent application (OJ EPO 1993, 55).

Art. 93
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