European Patent Registration
Published on European Patent Registration (http://www.european-patent-registration.com)

Home > Legal authenticity of the translation of the European patent application

Legal authenticity of the translation of the European patent application

Submitted by European Patent... on Fri, 2017-07-21 17:54

According to the Rule 7 of the European Patent Convention (EPC)  Implementing Regulations,


 

Unless evidence is provided to the contrary, the European Patent Office shall assume, for the purpose of determining whether the subject-matter of the European patent application or European patent extends beyond the content of the application as filed, that the translation filed under Article 14, paragraph 2 [1], of EPC (regulating languages of the European Patent Office) or Rule 40, paragraph 3 [2] of the (EPC) Implementing Regulations (regulating date of filing) , is in conformity with the original text of the application.

 

Prepared by European Patent Registration and Consulting Services
www.european-patent-registration.com [3]
de.linkedin.com/in/europeanpatentregistration


Source URL: http://www.european-patent-registration.com/application/legal-authenticity-translation-european-patent-application

Links:
[1] https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar14.html
[2] https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/r40.html
[3] http://www.european-patent-registration.com/