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The European Patent Convention

 
 
Table of Contents - The European Patent Convention
Convention on the Grant of European Patents (European Patent Convention)
Part I General and institutional provisions
Chapter III The European Patent Office
Chapter III
The European Patent Office
Article 10 Management
Article 11 Appointment of senior employees
Article 12 Duties of office
Article 13 Disputes between the Organisation and the employees of the European Patent Office
Article 14 Languages of the European Patent Office, European patent applications and other documents
Article 15 Departments entrusted with the procedure
Article 16 Receiving Section
Article 17 Search Divisions
Article 18 Examining Divisions
Article 19 Opposition Divisions
Article 20 Legal Division
Article 21 Boards of Appeal
Article 22 Enlarged Board of Appeal
Article 23 Independence of the members of the Boards
Article 24 Exclusion and objection
Article 25 Technical opinion