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Guidelines for Examination in the EPO

Guidelines for Examination - Table of Contents  
PART E GUIDELINES ON GENERAL PROCEDURAL MATTERS PART D    
CHAPTER IV TAKING AND CONSERVATION OF EVIDENCE CHAPTER III ORAL PROCEEDINGS CHAPTER V DEROGATIONS FROM THE LANGUAGE OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN ORAL PROCEEDINGS  
3. Taking of evidence by courts or authorities of the Contracting States 2. Conservation of evidence 4. Evaluation of evidence  
3.2 Means of giving or taking evidence 3.1 Legal co-operation 3.3 Letters rogatory  
3.2.1 Taking of evidence on oath or in equally binding form   3.2.2 Cases where evidence is taken by a competent court  

3.2.1

Taking of evidence on oath or in equally binding form
 

The principal case where evidence is taken by a competent court will be the hearing of parties, witnesses or experts. In such instances the competent department may request the competent court to take the evidence on oath or in an equally binding form.

Rule 120(3)



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