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Question 1

EPC Part I General and institutional provisions

Answer 1

5 Chapters

Chapter 1 - General provisions

Chapter 2 - the European Patent Organisation

Chapter 3 - The EPO

Chapter 4 - The Administrative Council

Chapter 5 - financial provisions

Articles 1 -51

Question 2

EPC Part II Substantive patent law

Answer 2

4 chapters

Chapter 1 - Patentability

Chapter 2 - person entitled to apply for and obtain, mention of inventor

Chapter 3 - Effects of the Euorpean patent and the European patent application

Chapter 4 - The European patent application as an object of property

Articles 52-74

Question 3

EPC - part iii the European patent application

Answer 3

2 chapters

Chapter 1 - filing and requirements of the European patent application

Chapter 2 - Priority

Articles 75-89

Question 4

EPC - Part iv Procedure up to grant

Answer 4

Articles 90-98

Question 5

EPC Part V - opposition and limitation procedure

Answer 5

Article 99-105c

Question 6

EPC part vi - appeals procedure

Answer 6

Article 106-112a EPC

Question 7

EPC part vii - common provisions

Answer 7

3 chapters

Chapter 1 - common provsions governing procedure

Chapter 2 - information to the public or to official authorities

Chapter 3 - representation

Articles 113 to 134a

Question 8

EPC part VIII - impact on national law

Answer 8

3 chapters

Chapter 1 - conversion into a national patent applicaition

Chapter 2 - revocation and prior rights

Chapter 3 - misc effects

Articles 135-141

Question 9

Part IX - special agreements

Answer 9

Articles 142-149a

Question 10

Part X - international applications under PCT

Answer 10

Articles 150 - 153

Question 11

Part XII - final provisions

Answer 11

Art 164-178