European Patent Convention (EPC 1973)

A

abstract A 78(1)(e), A 85, A 91(3)

definitive content R 47

filing A 91(1)(c)

form and content R 33, R 35

publication R 49(1)

accounting officer A 50(c)

accounting period of the EPOrg A 43, A 45, A 161

accounts

auditing of ~ A 49, A 50(a)

rendering of ~ A 50(a)

additional fee A 86(2),(3); R 37(2)

belated payment of a renewal fee A 86(2),(3), A 97(2)(c); R 37(2),(3); RFees 2(5)

administration of justice

co-operation between the EPOrg and other authorities ProPrIm 20

administrative and legal co-operation A 131; R 72, R 97-99

Administrative Council A 4(2)(b),(3)

advisers A 26(2)

agenda A 29(4),(5)

Board A 28, A 159(3)

chairman A 27, A 28(2)

chairmanship A 27

competence, see powers

composition A 26

decisions A 35

decisions on immunities ProPrIm 17

deputy chairman A 27, A 28(2)

equipment A 32

experts A 26(2)

immunity of participants at meetings of the ~ A 8; ProPrIm 12

languages A 31

meetings A 29, A 30

members A 26(2)

powers A 10(3), A 11, A 23(1),(4), A 33, A 39(3), A 40(5), A 41(2), A 44(2), A 46(2), A 47(2), A 49(1),(4), A 87(5), A 95, A 130(3), A 134(8), A 145(1), A 146, A 151(3), A 154(2), A 155(2), A 156, A 157(3),(4), A 160(1),(2), A 161(2), A 162(1),(2),(3), A 166(1)(b), A 167(3), A 172(2), A 173(1); R 10(6); ProPrIm 16(1), ProPrIm 17, ProPrIm 19(2), ProPrIm 24(1),(2), ProPrIm 25, ProCen I-VIII

premises A 32

request for examination and time limit A 95

Rules of Procedure A 29(4),(5), A 33(2)(e)

select committee A 145

staff A 32

terms of office A 27(2)

transitional period A 159

transitional provisions A 159ff

voting rights A 34

voting rules A 35, A 36; ProCen VIII

weighting of votes A 36; ProCen VIII

administrative fees R 20(2), R 21(1),(2), R 54, R 92(3), R 94(2), R 95; RFees 3(1),(3)

administrative structure of the EPOff R 12

advances A 161(2)

by the Contracting States A 41, A 50(b)

Agreement A 30(1),(2), A 33(4); R 8; ProCen IV(1)(d),(2)(c)

~ between the International Patent Institute and the EPOrg ProCen I(1)(a)

Hague ~ ProCen I(1)(a)

agreements by EPOff/EPOrg A 132(2), A 151(2),(3), A 154(1),(2), A 155(1),(2); ProPrIm 25

special ~ A 142-149; ProCen IV(1)(d),(2)(c)

agricultural processes

protection for ~ A 167(2)(b)

agriculture

industrial application A 57

amending budget A 10(2)(d), A 36, A 42(1), A 46(2), A 48

amendments

Eur. pat. and Eur. pat. appl. A 123, A 138(2); R 1(2), R 2(6), R 16(2),(3), R 41(1), R 51(1),(2),(5),(6), R 57(1),(3), R 57a, R 58(2), R 71a(2), R 86, R 87, R 109

list of professional representatives R 102

amendments and corrections R 86-89

amino acid sequences

Eur. pat. appl. relating to ~ R 27a

animals

exceptions to patentability R 23c

modifying the genetic identity of ~ R 23d

processes for the production of ~ A 53(b); R 23b(5)

animal varieties

excluded from patentability A 53(b)

appeal

by employees A 13(2)

content of the notice of ~ R 64

decision in respect of appeals A 111

decisions subject to ~ A 106; RFees 11

deficiencies R 65

examination A 110; R 66

interlocutory revision A 109

observations by the parties A 110(2),(3)

persons entitled to ~ A 107

rejection as inadmissible R 65

time limit and form of appeal A 108

appeal fees R 6(3); RFees 2(11), RFees 12

reimbursement R 67

appeals procedure A 106-112; R 64-67, R 90(2)-(4)

persons entitled to appeal and to be parties to appeal proceedings A 107

applicant

~ is not entitled R 13-16

~ is not the inventor R 17(3)

claims against the ~ ProRecog 1(1), ProRecog 2

comments by the ~ during the examination procedure R 51(1)

death or legal incapacity of the ~ R 90(1)(a),(b)

entries in the Register of European Patents R 92(1)(f)

identity A 80(c)

information about the publication of the European search report R 50

information in the request for grant R 26(2)(c)

residence ProRecog 3

restitutio in integrum A 122

right to a Eur. pat. A 60(3)

applicants

different ~ A 118; R 52

joint ~ A 118

multiple ~ A 59, A 118; R 26(3), R 52

application

by persons not having the right to a Eur. pat. A 61

entitled persons A 58

- see European patent application

- see international application

- see national patent application

application documents

deficiencies R 41

filed subsequently R 36

for international (Euro-PCT) applications R 107(1)(b)

general provisions R 35

parts R 35(5)

application fee see filing fee

national ~ on conversion A 137(2)(a)

assets of the EPOrg A 49(3)

assignment of Eur. pat. appl. A 72; R 20

auditing of accounts A 49, A 50(a)

auditors A 49(1),(2),(4)

authorisations A 133(3); R 101

authorities

information to the public or official ~ A 127-132; R 92-96

authorities of the Contracting States

- see central industrial property offices

authority referred to in Rule 10(2) R 10(2),(3), R 11

awarding of costs see costs