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European Patent Convention (EPC 1973)
A revised version of the European Patent Convention entered into force on 13 December 2007. The provisions of the revised Convention apply unless the transitional provisions provide for the applicability of the EPC 1973.
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Article 166 |
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(1) This Convention shall be open to accession by:
(a) the States referred to in Article 165, paragraph 1;
(b) any other European State at the invitation of the Administrative Council.
(2) Any State which has been a party to the Convention and has ceased so to be as a result of the application of Article 172, paragraph 4, may again become a party to the Convention by acceding to it.
(3) Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
