EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION:Implementing Regulations: PART VII - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VII OF THE CONVENTION

PART VII - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VII OF THE CONVENTION

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Table of Contents

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

Alphabetical keyword index

Chapter I - Decisions and communications of the European Patent Office

Rule 68 - Form of decisions

Rule 69 - Noting of loss of rights

Rule 70 - Signature, name, seal

Chapter II - Oral proceedings and taking of evidence

Rule 71 - Summons to oral proceedings

Rule 71a - Preparation of oral proceedings

Rule 72 - Taking of evidence by the European Patent Office

Rule 73 - Commissioning of experts

Rule 74 - Costs of taking of evidence

Rule 75 - Conservation of evidence

Rule 76 - Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence

Chapter III - Notifications

Rule 77 - General provisions on notifications

Rule 78 - Notification by post

Rule 79 - Notification by delivery by hand

Rule 80 - Public notification

Rule 81 - Notification to representatives

Rule 82 - Irregularities in the notification

Chapter IV - Time limits

Rule 83 - Calculation of time limits

Rule 84 - Duration of time limits

Rule 84a - Late receipt of documents

Rule 85 - Extension of time limits

Rule 85a - Period of grace for payment of fees

Rule 85b - Period of grace for the filing of the request for examination

Chapter V - Amendments and corrections

Rule 86 - Amendment of the European patent application

Rule 87 - Different claims, description and drawings for different States

Rule 88 - Correction of errors in documents filed with the European Patent Office

Rule 89 - Correction of errors in decisions

Chapter VI - Interruption of proceedings

Rule 90 - Interruption of proceedings

Chapter VII - Waiving of enforced recovery procedures

Rule 91 - Waiving of enforced recovery procedures

Chapter VIII - Information to the public

Rule 92 - Entries in the Register of European Patents

Rule 93 - Parts of the file not for inspection

Rule 94 - Procedures for the inspection of files

Rule 95 - Communication of information contained in the files

Rule 95a - Constitution, maintenance and preservation of files

Rule 96 - Additional publications by the European Patent Office

Chapter IX - Legal and administrative co-operation

Rule 97 - Communications between the European Patent Office and the authorities of the Contracting...

Rule 98 - Inspection of files by or via courts or authorities of the Contracting States

Rule 99 - Procedure for letters rogatory

Chapter X - Representation

Rule 100 - Appointment of a common representative

Rule 101 - Authorisations

Rule 102 - Amendment of the list of professional representatives