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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 VIII Implementing Regulations to Part VIII of the Convention
Rule 156 Information to the public in the event of conversion
Rule 156
Information to the public in the event of conversion 
Art. 135, 140
(1)
The documents accompanying the request for conversion under Rule 155, paragraph 2, shall be made available to the public by the central industrial property office under the same conditions and to the same extent as documents relating to national proceedings.
(2)
The printed specification of the national patent resulting from the conversion of a European patent application shall mention that application. 
References
Art. 135, 140
 
Cross-reference list
EPC EPC 1973
R. 156R. 103