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PART D
CHAPTER III OPPOSITION
2. Opposition fee
 

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PART D
CHAPTER III OPPOSITIONCHAPTER III OPPOSITION
  1. Time allowed for filing notice of opposition1. Time allowed for filing notice of opposition     3. Submission in writing3. Submission in writing  
 

2.

Opposition fee

 

The amount of the opposition fee specified in the Rules relating to Fees under the EPC must be paid before expiry of the time limit for opposition.

 

Art. 99(1)



An opposition filed in common by two or more persons, which otherwise meets the requirements of Art. 99 and Rules 1 and 55, is admissible on payment of only one opposition fee (see G 3/99, OJ 7/2002, 347).

 

As regards the legal consequences and the procedure where the fee is not paid in good time, see IV, 1.2.1(i) and IV, 1.4.1.

 

For reduction of the opposition fee, see A-XI, 9.2.4.