EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART IV - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION, Chapter III - Publication of the European patent application, Rule 49 - Form of the publication of European patent applications and European search reports

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

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

Rule 48 - Technical preparations for publication

Rule 49

Form of the publication of European patent applications and European search reports

(1)75 The President of the European Patent Office shall prescribe the form of the publication of the European patent application and the data which are to be included. The same shall apply where the European search report and the abstract are published separately. The President of the European Patent Office may lay down special conditions for the publication of the abstract.

(2) The designated Contracting States shall be specified in the published European patent application.

(3) If, before the termination of the technical preparations for publication of the European patent application, the claims have been amended pursuant to Rule 86, paragraph 2, the new or amended claims shall be included in the publication in addition to the original claims.

75 See decision of the President of the EPO dated 09.06.2000 concerning the publication of European patent applications (OJ EPO 2000, 367).

Art. 85, 93
R. 38, 47, 53, 62, 96