European patent - Documents filed subsequently

Submitted by European Patent... on Tue, 2020-04-21 20:16

According to Rule 50 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) Implementing Regulations (IR)

 

(1)

The EPC Implementing Regulations regarding the Content of the description,  form and content of claims, form of the drawings,  form and content of the abstract, prohibited matter and  General provisions governing the presentation of the application documents shall apply to documents replacing documents making up the European patent application.

 

The EPC Implementing Regulations regarding the General provisions governing the presentation of the application documents shall also apply to the translation of the claims referred to in Rule 71 of the (EPC)  (IR) (regulating Examination procedure).

 

(2)

All documents other than those making up the application shall generally be typewritten or printed. There shall be a margin of about 2.5 cm on the left-hand side of each page. 

 

(3)

Documents filed after filing the application shall be signed, with the exception of annexed documents. If a document has not been signed, the European Patent Office shall invite the party concerned to do so within a time limit to be specified. If signed in due time, the document shall retain its original date of receipt; otherwise it shall be deemed not to have been filed. 

 

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