| EPC 1973 | EPC 2000 |
|---|---|
| Art. 16(elmts) | R. 10 |
| Art. 18(1)(elmts) | R. 10 |
| Art. 52(4) | Art. 53(c) |
| Art. 54(4) | - |
| Art. 54(5) | Art. 54(4) |
| Art. 61(1) (elmts) | R. 16 |
| Art. 77 (elmts) | R. 37 |
| Art. 78(2) | R. 38 |
| Art. 79(2), (3) | R. 39 |
| Art. 80 | R. 40 |
| Art. 88(1) (elmts) | R. 53 |
| Art. 91(1), (2), (3) | Art. 90(3), (4), (5); R. 57 |
| Art. 91(5) | Art. 90(5); R. 60 |
| Art. 92(2) | R. 65 |
| Art. 93(2) | R. 68 |
| Art. 94(2), (3) | R. 70 |
| Art. 95 | - |
| Art. 96(1) | R. 70 |
| Art. 96(2), (3) | Art. 94(3), (4) |
| Art. 99(3) | R. 75 |
| Art. 99(4), (5) | Art. 99(3), (4) |
| Art. 102(1), (2) | Art. 101(2) |
| Art. 102(3) | Art. 101(3)(a) |
| Art. 105 (elmts) | R. 89 |
| Art. 106(2) | R. 98 |
| Art. 106(4), (5) | R. 97 |
| Art. 110(2), (3) | R. 100(2), (3) |
| Art. 115 (elmts) | R. 114 |
| Art. 117(2) | R. 119 |
| Art. 117(4), (5), (6) | R. 120 |
| Art. 121(2), (3) | R. 135 |
| Art. 122(2), (3), (4), (5) | R. 136 |
| Art. 126 | - |
| Art. 134(8) | Art. 134a |
| Art. 135(2) | R. 155 |
| Art. 136(1), (2) (elmts) | R. 155 |
| Art. 136(2) | Art. 135(2), (4) |
| Art. 151(1) | R. 157 |
| Art. 152 | R. 157 |
| Art. 153(2) | R. 159 |
| Art. 154 | Art. 152 |
| Art. 155 | Art. 152 |
| Art. 156 | Art. 153(1) |
| Art. 157(1), (2), (3) | Art. 153(6), (7) |
| Art. 158 | Art. 153(3), (4), (5) |
| Art. 159 | - |
| Art. 160 | - |
| Art. 160(2) | Art. 11(5) |
| Art. 161 | - |
| Art. 162 | - |
| Art. 163(1), (2), (3), (4), (6) | Art. 134(3), (4), (7) |
| Art. 163(5), (7) | - |
| Art. 167 | - |
European Patent Convention
Overview
CONVENTION
ON THE GRANT OF EUROPEAN PATENTS
(EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION)
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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. |
of 5 October 1973
text as amended by the act revising Article 63 EPC of 17 December 1991
and by decisions of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation
of 21 December 1978, 13 December 1994, 20 October 1995,
5 December 1996, 10 December 1998 and 27 October 2005 and comprising the provisionally applicable provisions of the act revising the EPC of 29 November 2000
PART IGENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONSArt. 1 – Art. 51
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PART IISUBSTANTIVE PATENT LAWArt. 52 – Art. 74
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PART IIIAPPLICATION FOR EUROPEAN PATENTSArt. 75 – Art. 89
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PART IVPROCEDURE UP TO GRANTArt. 90 – Art. 98
PART VOPPOSITION PROCEDUREArt. 99 – Art. 105
PART VIAPPEALS PROCEDUREArt. 106 – Art. 112
PART VIICOMMON PROVISIONSArt. 113 – Art. 134
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PART VIIIIMPACT ON NATIONAL LAWArt. 135 – Art. 141
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PART IXSPECIAL AGREEMENTSArt. 142 – Art. 149
PART XINTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PURSUANT TO THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATYArt. 150 – Art. 158
PART XITRANSITIONAL PROVISIONSArt. 159 – Art. 163
PART XIIFINAL PROVISIONSArt. 164 – Art. 178