Chapter I – Decisions and communications of the European Patent Office
Rule 113133
Signature, name, seal
(1) Any decisions, summonses, notices and communications from the European Patent Office shall be signed by, and state the name of, the employee responsible.
(2) Where a document referred to in paragraph 1 is produced by the employee responsible using a computer, a seal may replace the signature. Where the document is produced automatically by a computer, the employee's name may also be dispensed with. The same shall apply to pre-printed notices and communications.
133See notice from the EPO of 27.03.2020 (OJ EPO 2020, A37).