European patent registration - Equivalence of European filing with national filing

Submitted by European Patent... on Thu, 2014-12-11 08:25

According to Art. 66 of the European Patent Convention (EPC) a European patent application which has been accorded a date of filing shall, in the designated Contracting States, be equivalent to a regular national filing, where appropriate with the priority claimed for the European patent application. 

 

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