EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART VII - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VII OF THE CONVENTION, Chapter VIII - Information to the public, Rule 94

Rule 94 - Procedures for the inspection of files

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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 VII - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VII OF THE CONVENTION

PART VI - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VI OF THE CONVENTION

PART VIII - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VIII OF THE CONVENTION

Chapter VIII - Information to the public

Chapter VII - Waiving of enforced recovery procedures

Chapter IX - Legal and administrative co-operation

Rule 94 - Procedures for the inspection of files

Rule 93 - Parts of the file not for inspection

Rule 95 - Communication of information contained in the files

Rule 94 137

Procedures for the inspection of files

(1) Inspection of the files of European patent applications and patents shall either be of the original document, or of copies thereof, or of technical means of storage if the files are stored in this way.

(2) The President of the European Patent Office shall determine all file-inspection arrangements, including the circumstances in which an administrative fee is payable.

137 Last amended by decision of the Administrative Council of 11.10.2000 which entered into force on 02.11.2000 (OJ EPO 2000, 473 ff).

Art. 128
R. 98