EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART V - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART V OF THE CONVENTION, Rule 57 - Preparation of the examination of the opposition

Rule 57 - Preparation of the examination of the opposition

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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 V - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART V OF THE CONVENTION

PART IV - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION

PART VI - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VI OF THE CONVENTION

Rule 57 - Preparation of the examination of the opposition

Rule 56 - Rejection of the notice of opposition as inadmissible

Rule 57a - Amendment of the European patent

Rule 57

Preparation of the examination of the opposition

(1)84 The Opposition Division shall communicate the opposition to the proprietor of the patent and shall invite him to file his observations and to file amendments, where appropriate, to the description, claims and drawings within a period to be fixed by the Opposition Division.

(2) If several notices of opposition have been filed, the Opposition Division shall communicate them to the other opponents at the same time as the communication provided for under paragraph 1.

(3) The observations and any amendments filed by the proprietor of the patent shall be communicated to the other parties concerned who shall be invited by the Opposition Division, if it considers it expedient, to reply within a period to be fixed by the Opposition Division.

(4) In the case of a notice of intervention in opposition proceedings the Opposition Division may dispense with the application of paragraphs 1 to 3.

84 Amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 10.06.1988 which entered into force on 01.10.1988 (OJ EPO 1988, 290 ff). See opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 1/02 (Annex I).

Art. 101, 105, 123