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EPC 1973	EPC 2000
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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.

EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION 1973 - Table of Contents

IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO THE CONVENTION ON THE GRANT OF EUROPEAN PATENTS

PART VIII - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VIII OF THE CONVENTION

PART VII - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VII OF THE CONVENTION

PART IX - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART X OF THE CONVENTION

Rule 103 - Information to the public in the event of conversion

Rule 103

Information to the public in the event of conversion

(1) The documents which, in accordance with Article 136, accompany the request for conversion shall be communicated 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 specifications of the national patent resulting from the conversion of a European patent application must mention that application.

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