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The European Patent Convention

 
 
Table of Contents - The European Patent Convention
Implementing Regulations to the Convention on the Grant of European Patents
Part VII Implementing Regulations to Part VII of the Convention
Chapter I Decisions and communications of the European Patent Office
Rule 113 Signature, name, seal
Rule 113
Signature, name, seal 
Art. 90, 94, 97, 101, 110, 115, 128, 153
(1)
Any decisions, summonses, notices and communications from the European Patent Office shall be signed by, and state the name of, the employee responsible. 
(2)
Where a document referred to in paragraph 1 is produced by the employee responsible using a computer, a seal may replace the signature. Where the document is produced automatically by a computer, the employee's name may also be dispensed with. The same shall apply to pre-printed notices and communications.
References
Art. 90, 94, 97, 101, 110, 115, 128, 153
 
Cross-reference list
EPC EPC 1973
R. 113R. 70