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European Patent Convention
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Protocol on the Interpretation of Article 69 EPC
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Act revising the European Patent Convention (Revision Act 2000)
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Annex I: Index of published decisions/opinions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Annex II: Cross-reference index
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The European Patent Convention
Table of Contents - The European Patent Convention
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salaries and emoluments
taxation
PPI
16(1)
salary scales
of the employees of the EPO
A 33(2)(b)
scientific theories
A 52(2)(a)
seal
R 125(1)
search
A 92
;
R 61
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66
,
R 164
assigned to sub
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offices
PCen
I(3)(a)
,
PCen
V
,
search activity
co‑operation between the EPO and other authorities
PCen
III(2)
Searching Authority
see International Searching Authority
search divisions
A 17
allocation of duties
R 11(1)
as a department charged with the procedure
A 15(b)
organisation
R 9(1)
responsibilities
A 17
;
R 11
search fee
European search
R 17(2)
,
R 36(3)
,
R 38
,
R 64
;
RFees
2(1).2
,
RFees
9
international search
A 152
;
R 158(1)
;
RFees
2(1).2
supplementary European search
A 153(7)
;
R 159(1)(e)
,
R 160
,
R 164
;
RFees
2(1).2
,
RFees
9
,
RFees 14
search report
see European search report
search result
of national application
R 70
b,
R 141
secret applications
A 75(2)
,
A 77
;
R 37
security
precautions and observance of police regulations
PPI
20
,
PPI
21
sequence listing
R 30
service
see notification
signature
R 2
,
R 113
simultaneous protection
A 139(3)
skilled person
see person skilled in the art
social security
PPI
18
special agreements
A 142
‑
149a
special departments of the EPO
A 143
,
A 144
direction
A 143(2)
expenditure
A 146
representation before ~
A 144
setting up of ~
A 143(2)
supervising
A 145(1)
special financial contributions
see financial contributions
special tasks
expenditure
A 146
special technical features
R 44(1)
specification of the European patent
see Eur
o
pean patent specification
state of the art
A 54
,
A 56
,
A 153
;
R 42(1)(b)
,
R 165
statements
disparaging ~
R 48(1)(b)
stay of proceedings
R 14
,
R 78
,
R 143(1)(s)
Strasbourg Agreement concerning the International Patent Classification
R 8
strike
dislocation of the proper functioning
R 134(2)
postal ~
R 134(2)
sub‑offices of the EPO
A 7
;
PCen
I(3)(d)
,
PCen
V
substances and compositions
A 53(c)
,
A 54(4)
substantive patent law
A 52
‑
74
supplementary budget
A 10(2)(d)
,
A 36(1)
,
A 42(1)
,
A 46
,
A 48
supplementary international search
R 161
,
R 164
;
RFees 2(1).2
,
2(1).22
surcharge
RFees
7(3)(b)
,
7(4)
surgery
methods for treatment by ~
A 53(c)
sworn statements
taking of evidence
A 117(1)(g)
;
R 119
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