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European Patent Convention (EPC 1973)

 
 
A revised version of the European Patent Convention entered into force on 13 December 2007. The provisions of the revised Convention apply unless the transitional provisions provide for the applicability of the EPC 1973.
EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION 1973 - Table of Contents
CONVENTION Preface Implementing Regulations
PART IX - SPECIAL AGREEMENTS PART VIII - IMPACT ON NATIONAL LAW PART X - INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PURSUANT TO THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
Article 147 - Payments in respect of renewal fees for unitary patents Article 146 - Cover for expenditure for carrying out special tasks Article 148 - The European patent application as an object of property

Article 147

Payments in respect of renewal fees for unitary patents


If the group of Contracting States has fixed a common scale of renewal fees in respect of European patents the proportion referred to in Article 39, paragraph 1, shall be calculated on the basis of the common scale; the minimum amount referred to in Article 39, paragraph 1, shall apply to the unitary patent. Article 39, paragraphs 3 and 4, shall apply mutatis mutandis.


Cross-reference list
Art. 147 Art. 147