EPC2000 IR
From IP::JUR
Implementing Regulations to the European Patent Convention 2000
(As adopted by decision of the Administrative Council of December 07, 2006)
PART I - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART I OF THE CONVENTION
Chapter I - General provisions
Rule 1 Written proceedings
Rule 2 Filing of and formal requirements for documents
Rule 3 Language in written proceedings
Rule 4 Language in oral proceedings
Rule 5 Certification of translations
Rule 6 Filing of translations and reduction of fees
Rule 7 Legal authenticity of the translation of the European patent application
Chapter II - Organisation of the European Patent Office
Section 1 - General matters
Rule 8 Patent classification
Rule 9 Administrative structure of the European Patent Office
Rule 10 Responsibility of the Receiving Section and the Examining Division
Rule 11 Allocation of duties to the departments of first instance
Section 2 - Organisation of the Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Rule 12 Presidium of the Boards of Appeal
Rule 13 Business distribution scheme for the Enlarged Board of Appeal and adoption of its Rules of Procedure
PART II - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART II OF THE CONVENTION
Chapter I - Procedure where the applicant is not entitled
Rule 14 Stay of proceedings
Rule 15 Limitation on withdrawals
Rule 16 Procedure under Article 61, paragraph 1
Rule 17 Filing of a new European patent application by the entitled person
Rule 18 Partial transfer of the right to the European patent
Chapter II - Mention of the inventor
Rule 19 Designation of the inventor
Rule 20 Publication of the mention of the inventor
Rule 21 Rectification of the designation of an inventor
Chapter III - Registration of transfers, licences and other rights
Rule 22 Registration of transfers
Rule 23 Registration of licences and other rights
Rule 24 Special entries for licence registrations
Chapter IV - Certificate of exhibition
Rule 25 Certificate of exhibition
Chapter V - Biotechnological inventions
Rule 26 General and definitions
Rule 27 Patentable biotechnological inventions
Rule 28 Exceptions to patentability
Rule 29 The human body and its elements
Rule 30 Requirements of European patent applications relating to nucleotide and amino acid sequences
Rule 31 Deposit of biological material
Rule 32 Expert solution
Rule 33 Availability of biological material
Rule 34 New deposit of biological material
PART III - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART III OF THE CONVENTION
Chapter I - Filing of the European patent application
Rule 35 General provisions
Rule 36 European divisional applications
Rule 37 Forwarding of European patent applications
Rule 38 Filing fee and search fee
Rule 39 Designation fees
Rule 40 Date of filing
Chapter II - Provisions governing the application
Rule 41 Request for grant
Rule 42 Content of the description
Rule 43 Form and content of claims
Rule 44 Unity of invention
Rule 45 Claims incurring fees
Rule 46 Form of the drawings
Rule 47 Form and content of the abstract
Rule 48 Prohibited matter
Rule 49 General provisions governing the presentation of the application documents
Rule 50 Documents filed subsequently
Chapter III - Renewal fees
Rule 51 Payment of renewal fees
Chapter IV - Priority
Rule 52 Declaration of priority
Rule 53 Priority documents
Rule 54 Issuing priority documents
PART IV - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION
Chapter I - Examination by the Receiving Section
Rule 55 Examination on filing
Rule 56 Missing parts of the description or missing drawings
Rule 57 Examination as to formal requirements
Rule 58 Correction of deficiencies in the application documents
Rule 59 Deficiencies in claiming priority
Rule 60 Subsequent designation of the inventor
Chapter II - European search report
Rule 61 Content of the European search report
Rule 62 Extended European search report
Rule 63 Incomplete search
Rule 64 European search report where the invention lacks unity
Rule 65 Transmittal of the European search report
Rule 66 Definitive content of the abstract
Chapter III - Publication of the European patent application
Rule 67 Technical preparations for publication
Rule 68 Form of the publication of European patent applications and European search reports
Rule 69 Information about publication
Rule 70 Request for examination
Chapter IV - Examination by the Examining Division
Rule 71 Examination procedure
Rule 72 Grant of the European patent to different applicants
Chapter V - The European patent specification
Rule 73 Content and form of the specification
Rule 74 Certificate for a European patent
PART V - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART V OF THE CONVENTION
Chapter I - Opposition procedure
Rule 75 Surrender or lapse of the patent
Rule 76 Form and content of the opposition
Rule 77 Rejection of the opposition as inadmissible
Rule 78 Procedure where the proprietor of the patent is not entitled
Rule 79 Preparation of the examination of the opposition
Rule 80 Amendment of the European patent
Rule 81 Examination of opposition
Rule 82 Maintenance of the European patent in amended form
Rule 83 Request for documents
Rule 84 Continuation of the opposition proceedings by the European Patent Office of its own motion
Rule 85 Transfer of the European patent
Rule 86 Documents in opposition proceedings
Rule 87 Content and form of the new specification of the European patent
Rule 88 Costs
Rule 89 Intervention of the assumed infringer
Procedure for limitation or revocation
Rule 90 Subject of proceedings
Rule 91 Responsibility for proceedings
Rule 92 Requirements of the request
Rule 93 Precedence of opposition proceedings
Rule 94 Rejection of the request as inadmissible
Rule 95 Decision on the request
Rule 96 Content and form of the amended European patent specification
PART VI - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VI OF THE CONVENTION
Chapter I - Appeals procedure
Rule 97 Appeal against apportionment and fixing of costs
Rule 98 Surrender or lapse of the patent
Rule 99 Content of the notice of appeal and the statement of grounds
Rule 100 Examination of appeals
Rule 101 Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible
Rule 102 Form of decision of the Board of Appeal
Rule 103 Reimbursement of appeal fees
Chapter II - Petitions for review by the Enlarged Board of Appeal
Rule 104 Further fundamental procedural defects
Rule 105 Criminal acts
Rule 106 Obligation to raise objections
Rule 107 Contents of the petition for review
Rule 108 Examination of the petition
Rule 109 Procedure in dealing with petitions for review
Rule 110 Reimbursement of the fee for petitions for review
PART VII - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VII OF THE CONVENTION
Chapter I - Decisions and communications of the European Patent Office
Rule 111 Form of decisions
Rule 112 Noting of loss of rights
Rule 113 Signature, name, seal
Chapter II - Observations by third parties
Rule 114 Observations by third parties
Chapter III - Oral proceedings and taking of evidence
Rule 115 Summons to oral proceedings
Rule 116 Preparation of oral proceedings
Rule 117 Decision on taking of evidence
Rule 118 Summons to give evidence before the European Patent Office
Rule 119 Examination of evidence before the European Patent Office
Rule 120 Hearing by a competent national court
Rule 121 Commissioning of experts
Rule 122 Costs of taking of evidence
Rule 123 Conservation of evidence
Rule 124 Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence
Chapter IV - Notifications
Rule 125 General provisions
Rule 126 Notification by post
Rule 127 Notification by technical means of communication
Rule 128 Notification by delivery by hand
Rule 129 Public notification
Rule 130 Notification to representatives
Chapter V - Time limits
Rule 131 Calculation of periods
Rule 132 Periods specified by the European Patent Office
Rule 133 Late receipt of documents
Rule 134 Extension of periods
Rule 135 Further processing
Rule 136 Re‑establishment of rights
Chapter VI - Amendments and corrections
Rule 137 Amendment of the European patent application
Rule 138 Different claims, description and drawings for different States
Rule 139 Correction of errors in documents filed with the European Patent Office
Rule 140 Correction of errors in decisions
Chapter VII - Information on prior art
Rule 141 Information on prior art
Chapter VIII - Interruption of proceedings
Rule 142 Interruption of proceedings
Chapter IX - Information to the public
Rule 143 Entries in the European Patent Register
Rule 144 Parts of the file excluded from inspection
Rule 145 Procedures for the inspection of files
Rule 146 Communication of information contained in the files
Rule 147 Constitution, maintenance and preservation of files
Chapter X - Legal and administrative co‑operation
Rule 148 Communications between the European Patent Office and the authorities of the Contracting States
Rule 149 Inspection of files by or via courts or authorities of the Contracting States
Rule 150 Procedure for letters rogatory
Chapter XI - Representation
Rule 151 Appointment of a common representative
Rule 152 Authorisations
Rule 153 Attorney evidentiary privilege
Rule 154 Amendment of the list of professional representatives
PART VIII - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART VIII OF THE CONVENTION
Rule 155 Filing and transmission of the request for conversion
Rule 156 Information to the public in the event of conversion
PART IX - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART X OF THE CONVENTION
Rule 157 The European Patent Office as a receiving Office
Rule 158 The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority or International Preliminary Examining Authority
Rule 159 The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office – Requirements for entry into the European phase
Rule 160 Consequences of non-fulfilment of certain requirements
Rule 161 Amendment of the application
Rule 162 Claims incurring fees
Rule 163 Examination of certain formal requirements by the European Patent Office
Rule 164 Consideration of unity by the European Patent Office
Rule 165 The Euro‑PCT application as conflicting application under Article 54, paragraph 3
