European Patent Convention (EPC 1973)

E

elected Office

EPOff as an ~ pursuant to the PCT A 156; R 107

embryos R 23d

emergency conditions A 63(2)(a)

employees of the EPOff

appeals by ~ A 13(2)

appointment A 10(2)(g), A 11, A 159(1), A 160

appointment of senior ~ A 11

Berlin sub-office/branch at The Hague ProCen I

conditions of employment A 33(2)(b), A 160(1)

disciplinary authority over senior ~ A 11(4)

disciplinary authority over the ~ A 10(2)(h)

disputes between the ~ and the employer concerning the right to the grant of a Eur. pat. ProRecog 5(2)

disputes between the EPOrg and the ~ A 13; ProPrIm 23(3), ProPrIm 24

duties and charges on personal goods ProPrIm 6

duties of office A 12

entry, stay and departure ProPrIm 11

immunities A 8; ProPrIm 14, ProPrIm 17

invention of ~ A 60(1); ProRecog 4

liability A 9(3)

pension scheme A 33(2)(c)

pensions A 33(2); ProPrIm 16(2)

professional secret A 12

promotion A 10(2)(g)

salaries ProPrIm 16(1)

salary scales A 33(2)(b)

Service Regulations for permanent ~ A 33(2)(b)

short-term contracts A 160

social security ProPrIm 18

tax on salaries and pensions ProPrIm 16

employer

disputes between the ~ and the employee concerning the right to the grant of a Eur. pat. ProRecog 5(2)

Enlarged Board of Appeal

allocation of duties R 11

as a department charged with the procedure A 15(g)

composition A 22(2)

decision and opinion A 112; R 68

members A 11(1), A 23, A 24, A 160(2)

responsibilities A 22(1)

Rules of Procedure A 23(4); R 11(2)

entitlement to the grant of a Eur. pat. A 61; R 13, R 16; ProRecog 1ff

errors in documents R 88

European divisional application

designation of Contracting States A 76(2)

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

fees A 76(3); R 6(1), R 25(2), R 37(3); RFees 10

filing A 75(3), A 76; R 25(1)

inspection of files A 128(3)

language R 4

time limit for identifying the inventor R 42(2)

European law for the grant of patents A 1

European patent

amendments A 102(3), A 123

as an object of property A 71-74, A 148

certificate R 54, R 62a

Contracting States A 3

conversion into a national patent A 135-137; R 103

designation of Contracting States A 79, A 149

designation of the inventor R 18

effects A 2(2), A 63-70

entitlement to file a Eur. pat. appl. A 58

examination of the opposition A 101

extent of protection A 69, A 70(3), (4)

for a group of Contracting States A 142

grant A 97; R 52

grant of ~ for one or more Contracting States A 3

grounds for opposition A 100, A 138

grounds for revocation A 138

infringement A 25, A 64(3)

inspection of files R 94, R 98

keeping of files R 95a

lapse R 92(1)(p)

limitation A 138(2)

maintenance A 102

name A 2

opposition A 99

prior right A 139(1)

procedure up to grant A 90-99

publication A 14(7), A 98; R 53

rejection of the opposition A 102(2)

renewal fees A 37(b), A 39, A 141

request for grant R 26

reservations A 167(2)(a)-(c)

revocation A 68, A 102; R 90(3)(a)

right to a ~ A 60

rights conferred by a ~ A 64

see claims

see priority

term A 63, A 167(2)(c)

text A 70, A 102(3), A 113(2); R 51

transfer during the opposition period or during opposition proceedings R 61

translation A 65, A 70(3)

unity A 118

European patent application

abstract A 78(1)(e), A 85

additional fee A 86(2)-(3)

amino acid sequences R 27a

application, see filing

application documents R 35

as an object of property A 71ff, A 148, R 20ff, R 61, R 90

assignment A 72

authentic text A 70

biological material R 28, R 28a

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

claims fees R 31

common representative R 100, R 26(3)

contractual licensing A 73

conversion into a national patent application A 135-137

date of filing A 80

deficiencies A 90(2), A 91(2); R 39, R 51

designation of Contracting States A 79, A 149, see designation

designation of the inventor A 81; R 18

disclosure of the invention A 83

documents A 78(1); R 35(5)

documents filed subsequently R 36

drawings A 69(1), A 78(1)(d); R 29(6),(7), R 43

effects A 66, A 135(2), A 136(2)

entitlement to grant in respect of only part of the matter disclosed in the ~ R 16

equivalence A 66

examination A 94, A 95, A 96; R 51(1)-(3)

examination as to formal requirements A 91

examination by a central industrial property office of the Contracting States ProCen IV

examination on filing A 90

examination on filing and examination as to formal requirements A 16

extent of protection A 69, A 70(3),(4)

filing A 61, A 75, A 76; R 15, R 24, R 25

filing fee A 78(2)

filing of the translation A 14(2), A 90(1),(3); R 6(1)

formalities examination, see examination as to formal requirements

forwarding A 77

further processing A 121; RFees 2(12)

inspection of files A 128; R 94, R 98

international application as ~ A 150(3); R 107, R 108

keeping of files R 95a

languages A 14(1)-(6); R 1, R 4

licences R 21, R 22

limitation of the option to withdraw the ~ R 14

mention of the inventor A 81; R 18

multiple or joint applicants A 59

nucleotide sequences R 27a

persons entitled to file ~ A 58

physical requirements R 40

prior right A 139(1)

processing of ~ during a transitional period A 162

prohibited matter R 34

protection, see extent of protection

provisional protection A 67

provisions governing the application R 26-31

publication A 16, A 93, A 158(1),(3); R 48-50

re-establishment of rights, see restitutio in integrum

refusal A 61(1)(c), A 91(3), A 97(1)

Register of European Patents A 127

registration of a transfer R 20

registration of licences R 22

registration of licences and other rights R 20-22

renewal fees A 86

request A 78(1)(a)

request for examination A 94, A 95

requirements A 78

restitutio in integrum A 122

rights conferred by a Eur. pat. appl. after publication A 67

search fee A 78(2)

secrecy A 77(4)

state of the art A 54(2)-(4)

text A 97(2)(a), A 113(2); R 51(4)

transfer A 71, A 72; R 20

transfer and constitution of rights A 71; R 21

unity A 118

unity of invention A 82; R 30

- see amendments

- see description

- see patent claims

- see priority

European Patent Bulletin A 129(a)

correction/cancellation of the mention of the inventor R 19(2),(3)

languages A 14(8)(a)

mention of the grant of a Eur. pat. A 97(4); R 51(8a)

mention of the publication of the European search report R 50(1)

European Patent Convention

accession A 166

amendments A 10(2)(c)

application A 173

certified true copies A 178(1)

denunciation A 174

disputes between Contracting States concerning application and interpretation A 173

duration A 171

entry into force A 169

initial contribution A 170

integral parts A 164(1)

interpretation A 173, A 177(2)

languages A 177

notifications A 178

provisions prevailing A 164(2)

ratification A 165

revision A 172

signature A 165

territorial field of application A 168

transmission A 178

European Patent Office A 10-25

administrative services R 12(2)

administrative structure R 12

as designated Office A 150(3), A 153; R 107

as elected Office A 156; R 107

as organ of the EPOrg A 4(2)(a)

as receiving Office A 151; R 104

branch A 6(2), A 10(2)(b)

communications R 68-70

communications with the authorities of the Contracting States R 97

decisions R 68-70

departments A 15

direction A 10(1), A 143(2)

exchanges of information between the EPOff and the central industrial property offices A 130

field of activity A 162

instances R 9ff

internal administrative instructions A 10(2)(a)

international preliminary examination A 155; R 105

International Searching Authority A 154; R 105

languages A 14

organisation R 8ff

President A 5(2), A 10; ProPrIm 13

publications A 129; R 96

seat A 6(2)

special departments A 143

sub-offices A 7; ProCen I(1)(c), ProCen I(3), ProCen V(1),(2)

task A 4(3), A 143(1)

Vice-Presidents A 10(3), A 11(2); R 12(3)

European Patent Organisation A 4, A 5ff

agreement between the International Patent Institute and the ~ ProCen I

archives ProPrIm 2

balance sheet A 49(1),(3)

budget A 40(1), A 42, A 46, A 47, A 48

disputes between the ~ and employees A 13

documents ProPrIm 1, ProPrIm 2

duties in respect of goods ProPrIm 5, ProPrIm 6

establishment A 4(1)

expenditure A 37, A 43, A 44

financial obligations A 126

financial provisions A 37ff

immunities A 8; ProPrIm

income A 42, A 49(1),(2)

legal status A 5

liability A 9

official activities ProPrIm 3(4)

organs A 4(2)

own resources A 38

premises ProPrIm 1

privileges A 8; ProPrIm

procedural instruments ProPrIm 1(3)

proper administration of justice ProPrIm 20

property A 5(2); ProPrIm 3(2),(3)

representation A 5(3)

revenue A 37(d), A 40(1), A 49(1),(2)

seat A 6(1)

social security scheme ProPrIm 18

task A 4(3)

taxes ProPrIm 4, ProPrIm 16

transfer of goods and provision of services ProPrIm 7

European patent specification

declaration of priority in the published ~ R 38(6)

languages A 14(7)

mention of the inventor R 18(1)

new A 102(3)(b),(4), A 103; R 62

publication A 98, A 103; R 53

translation A 65

European qualifying examination A 134(2)(c),(8)

European search report A 92, A 157(1); R 44-47

comments by the applicant A 96(1); R 51(1)

content R 44

drawing up of ~ A 17, A 92

extended ~ R 44a

fees RFees 10

international search report takes the place of the ~ A 157(1)

language of the proceedings R 44(5)

mention of the publication of the ~ in the European Patent Bulletin R 50(1)

observations by the applicant, see comments by the applicant

publication A 16, A 93(2); R 49, R 50

supplementary ~ A 157(2)-(4)

where the invention lacks unity R 46, R 112

evidence

conservation of ~ R 75

language R 1(3)

not submitted in due time A 114(2); R 71a(1)

examination A 94(1), A 96

by the examining division R 51, R 52

restrictions affecting ~ A 162(2)

- see international preliminary ~

examination as to formal requirements A 16, A 91; R 9(3), R 40-43

examination by the EPOff of its own motion A 114

examination fee A 94(2); RFees 2(6), (7), RFees 12

reduction R 107(2); RFees 12(2)

refund RFees 10b

examination on filing A 16, A 90(1),(2); R 39-43

examination procedure A 94ff; R 13, R 51, R 90

examining divisions

allocation of duties R 9(1)

appeals lying from decisions of the ~ A 21(1),(3), A 106(1)

as a department charged with the procedure A 15(c)

composition A 18(2), A 33(3)

decisions A 97, A 153(2); R 51(6), R 68, R 75(4)

organisation R 12(1)

responsibilities A 18(1), A 25, A 153(2); R 9(2)

exhibitions

certificate of ~ R 23, R 107(1)(h)

displaying inventions at ~ A 55(1)(b), A 55(2)

expenditure of the EPOrg

audit A 49(1),(2)

authorisation A 43

cover A 37

examination A 49(1)

provisional budget A 47

shown in the budget A 42

unforeseeable ~ A 44

experts

access to biological material R 28(4),(5),(9)

assisting the Administrative Council A 26(2)

commissioning R 73

immunities A 8; ProPrIm 12, ProPrIm 15, ProPrIm 17

reimbursement of expenses R 74(2),(3)

report R 73, R 74

taking of evidence A 117; R 72, R 99(5)

testimony and statements R 76

to give evidence R 72

extension A 76(1), A 100(c), A 123(2),(3), A 138(1)(c),(d)

extracts see Register of European Patents