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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 III - APPLICATION FOR EUROPEAN PATENTS PART II - SUBSTANTIVE PATENT LAW PART IV - PROCEDURE UP TO GRANT
Chapter I - Filing and requirements of the European patent application   Chapter II - Priority
Article 83 - Disclosure of the invention Article 82 - Unity of invention Article 84 - The claims

Article 83 54

Disclosure of the invention

Art. 78, 80, 100, 138
R. 27, 28, 28a



The European patent application must disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for it to be carried out by a person skilled in the art.


54 See decision/opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 2/93, G 2/98 (Annex I).

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Art. 83 Art. 83