EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION - Table of Contents Convention on the Grant of European Patents (European Patent Convention) PART X - INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY EURO-PCT APPLICATIONS Article 150 - Application of the Patent Cooperation Treaty

Article 150 Application of the Patent Cooperation Treaty

R. 157-159, 165

(1) The Patent Cooperation Treaty of 19 June 1970, hereinafter referred to as the PCT, shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

(2) International applications filed under the PCT may be the subject of proceedings before the European Patent Office. In such proceedings, the provisions of the PCT and its Regulations shall be applied, supplemented by the provisions of this Convention. In case of conflict, the provisions of the PCT or its Regulations shall prevail.