Article 80

EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE

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Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 June 2020 concerning the entrustment to non-examining staff of certain duties incumbent on the examining or opposition divisions

The President of the European Patent Office, having regard to Rule 11(3) EPC, has decided as follows:

Article 1

The following point 23a is added to Article 1 of the decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 12 December 2013 concerning the entrustment to non-examining staff of certain duties incumbent on the examining or opposition divisions (see OJ EPO 2014, A6):

"23a. Examination, communications and decisions under Rule 20.8(c) PCT and Rule 82ter.1(c) and (d) PCT."

Article 2
Entry into force

This decision enters into force on 1 July 2020.

Done at Munich, 14 June 2020

António CAMPINOS

President