EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART V - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART V OF THE CONVENTION, Rule 59

Rule 59 - Requests for 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 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 59 - Requests for documents

Rule 60 - Continuation of the opposition proceedings by the European Patent Office of its own motion

Rule 59 90

Requests for documents

Documents referred to by a party to opposition proceedings shall be filed together with the notice of opposition or the written submissions in two copies. If such documents are neither enclosed nor filed in due time upon invitation by the European Patent Office, it may decide not to take into account any arguments based on them.

90 Amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 07.12.1990 which entered into force on 01.06.1991 (OJ EPO 1991, 4 ff).

Art. 101, 105