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Unity of the European patent application or European patent

Submitted by European Patent... on Sat, 2015-06-27 10:23

According to  article 118 of the European Patent Convention (EPC),

Where the applicants for or proprietors of a European patent are not the same in respect of different designated Contracting States, they shall be regarded as joint applicants or proprietors for the purposes of proceedings before the European Patent Office (EPO). The unity of the application or patent in these proceedings shall not be affected; in particular the text of the application or patent shall be uniform for all designated Contracting States, unless the European Patent  Convention provides otherwise. 

European Patent Registration - Means and taking of evidence

Submitted by European Patent... on Wed, 2015-06-03 07:24

According to article 117 of the European Patent Convention (EPC)

 

In proceedings before the European Patent Office the means of giving or obtaining evidence shall include the following: 

 

(a)

hearing the parties; 

(b)

requests for information; 

(c)

production of documents; 

(d)

hearing witnesses; 

(e)

opinions by experts; 

(f)

inspection; 

(g)

sworn statements in writing. 

 

European patent registration - Oral proceedings

Submitted by European Patent... on Thu, 2015-05-14 10:20

According to Article 116 of the European Patent Convention (EPC),

(1)

Oral proceedings shall take place either at the instance of the European Patent Office  (EPO)  if it considers this to be expedient or at the request of any party to the proceedings. However, the European Patent Office  (EPO) may reject a request for further oral proceedings before the same department where the parties and the subject of the proceedings are the same. 

(2)

European patent registration - Observations by third parties

Submitted by European Patent... on Thu, 2015-04-30 23:32

According to article 115 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) , in proceedings before the European Patent Office, following the publication of the European patent application, any third party may, in accordance with the EPC  Implementing Regulations, present observations concerning the patentability of the invention to which the application or patent relates. That person shall not be a party to the proceedings. 

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European patent registration - Examination by the European Patent Office of its own motion

Submitted by European Patent... on Tue, 2015-04-21 22:29

According to Article 114 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) ,

 

In proceedings before it, the European Patent Office(EPO)  shall examine the facts of its own motion; it shall not be restricted in this examination to the facts, evidence and arguments provided by the parties and the relief sought. 

 

The European Patent Office (EPO) may disregard facts or evidence which are not submitted in due time by the parties concerned. 

 

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European patent registration - Right to be heard and basis of decisions

Submitted by European Patent... on Tue, 2015-04-21 22:26

According to article 113 of the European Patent Convention (EPC),

 

The decisions of the European Patent Office (EPO) may only be based on grounds or evidence on which the parties concerned have had an opportunity to present their comments. 

 

The European Patent Office (EPO) shall examine, and decide upon, the European patent application or the European patent only in the text submitted to it, or agreed, by the applicant or the proprietor of the patent. 

 

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European patent registration - Decision or opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

Submitted by European Patent... on Tue, 2015-04-21 22:25

According to Article 112 of the European Patent Convention (EPC),
 

 (1)

In order to ensure uniform application of the law, or if a point of law of fundamental importance arises: 

 

(a)

European patent registration - Decision in respect of appeals

Submitted by European Patent... on Tue, 2015-04-21 22:23

According to Article 111 of the European Patent Convention (EPC),

 (1)

Following the examination as to the allowability of the appeal, the European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal shall decide on the appeal. The Board of Appeal may either exercise any power within the competence of the department which was responsible for the decision appealed or remit the case to that department for further prosecution. 

 

(2)

European patent registration - Examination of appeals

Submitted by European Patent... on Tue, 2015-04-21 22:22

According to Article 110 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) , in case when the appeal is admissible, the European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal shall examine whether the appeal is allowable. The examination of the appeal shall be conducted in accordance with the EPC Implementing Regulations. 

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European patent registration - Interlocutory revision

Submitted by European Patent... on Thu, 2015-03-26 22:03

According to Article 109 of the European Patent Convention (EPC),

(1)

If the department whose decision is contested considers the appeal to be admissible and well founded, it shall rectify its decision. This shall not apply where the appellant is opposed by another party to the proceedings. 

(2)

If the appeal is not allowed within three months of receipt of the statement of grounds, it shall be remitted to the Board of Appeal without delay, and without comment as to its merit. 

 

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