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abstract A 78(1)(e), A 85, A 90(5)

definitive content R 66

filing R 57(d)

form and content R 47, R 49

publication R 68

accounting officer A 50(c)

accounting period of the EPOrg A 43, A 45

accounts

auditing of ~ A 49, A 50(a)

rendering of ~ A 50(a)

additional fee A 141; R 51

belated payment of a renewal fee A 141; R 51; RFees 2(1).5

additional fee for a European patent application RFees 2(1).1

additional international search fee R 158(1)

additional fee for international preliminary examination (PCT) R 158(2)

administration of justice

co‑operation between the EPOrg and other authorities PPI 20

administrative and legal co‑operation A 131; R 117‑119, R 148‑150

Administrative Council A 4(2)(b),(3)

advisers A 26(2)

agenda A 29(4),(5)

Board A 28

chairman A 27, A 28(2)

chairmanship A 27

competence, see powers

composition A 26

decisions A 35

decisions on immunities PPI 17

deputy chairman A 27, A 28(2)

equipment A 32

experts A 26(2)

immunity of participants at meetings of the ~ A 8; PPI 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 130(3), A 134a, A 145(1), A 146, A 149a, A 153(7), A 166(1)(b), A 172(2), A 173(1); R 12(6); PPI 16(1), PPI 17, PPI 19(2), PPI 24(1),(2), PPI 25, PCen I-VIII

premises A 32

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

select committee A 145

staff A 32

terms of office A 27(2)

voting rights A 34

voting rules A 35, A 36; PCen VIII

weighting of votes A 36; PCen VIII

administrative fees R 22(2), R 23(2), R 74, R 145(2), R 146; RFees 3(1),(3)

administrative structure of the EPO R 9

advances

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

Agreement A 30(1),(2), A 33(4); PCen IV(1)(d),(2)(c)

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

Hague ~ PCen I(1)(a)

agreements by EPO/EPOrg A 33(4), A 132(2), A 152 ;

PPI 25

special ~ A 142‑ 149a; PCen IV(1)(d),(2)(c)

agriculture

industrial application A 57

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

amendments

EP and EP appl. A 123, A 138(2); R 3(2), R 4(6), R 18, R 58, R 70(2), R 70a, R 71,

R 78(2), R 79(1),(3), R 80, R 81, R 115(2),

R 137, R 138, R 161

list of professional representatives R 154

amendments and corrections R 137-140

amino acid sequences

EP appl. relating to ~ R 30

animals

exceptions to patentability R 27

modifying the genetic identity of ~ R 28

processes for the production of ~ A 53(b); R 26(5)

animal varieties

excluded from patentability A 53(b)

appeal

by employees A 13(2)

content of the notice of ~ R 99

decision in respect of appeals A 111; R 102

decisions subject to ~ A 106; R 97, R 98;

deficiencies R 101

examination A 110; R 100

interlocutory revision A 109

persons entitled to ~ A 107

rejection as inadmissible R 101

review by the Enlarged Board of Appeal A 112a(1)

surrender or lapse of the patent R 98

time limit and form of appeal A 108

appeal fees R 6(3); RFees 2(1).11,

reimbursement R 103

appeals procedure A 106‑112a; R 97‑103, R 142(2)‑(4)

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

applicant

~ is not entitled A 61; R 14‑18, R 78

~ is not the inventor R 19(3)

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

comments by the ~ during the examination procedure R 70(2)

death or legal incapacity of the ~ R 142(1)(a),(b)

entries in the Register of European Patents R 143(1)(f)

identity R 40(1)(b)

information about the publication of the European

search report R 69

information in the request for grant R 41(2)(c)

residence PR 3

re-establishment of rights A 122, R 136

response of ~ to the extended search report R 70a, R 161(1)

right to an EP A 60(3)

applicants

different ~ A 118; R 72

joint ~ A 118

multiple ~ A 59, A 118; R 41(3), R 72

application

by persons not having the right to an EP A 61; R 16

entitled persons A 58

- see European patent application

- see international application

- see national patent application

application documents

deficiencies R 57, R 58

filed subsequently R 50

for international (Euro-PCT) applications R 159(1)(b)

general provisions R 49

parts R 49

application fee see filing fee

national ~ on conversion A 137(2)(a)

assets of the EPOrg A 49(3)

assignment of EP appl. A 72; R 22

attorney-client evidentiary privilege R 153

auditing of accounts A 49, A 50(a)

auditors A 49(1),(2),(4)

authorisations A 133(3); R 152

authorities

information to the public or official ~ A 127‑132; R 143‑147

authorities of the Contracting States

- see central industrial property offices

awarding of costs see costs

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