EPC titles Flashcards
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Art. 1
General Provisions
European law for the grant of patents
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Art. 2
General Provisions
European patent
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Art. 3
General Provisions
Territorial effect
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Art. 4
General Provisions
European Patent Organisation
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Art. 4a
General Provisions
Conference of ministers of the Contracting States
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Art. 5
The European Patent Organisation
Legal status
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Art. 6
The European Patent Organisation
Headquarters
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Art. 7
The European Patent Organisation
Sub-offices of the European Patent Office
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Art. 8
The European Patent Organisation
Privileges and immunities
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Art. 9
The European Patent Organisation
Liability
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Art. 10
The European Patent Office
Management
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Art. 11
The European Patent Office
Appointment of senior employees
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Art. 12
The European Patent Office
Duties of office
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Art. 13
The European Patent Office
Disputes between the Organ. and employees of the EPO
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Art. 14
The European Patent Office
Languages of the EPO EU patent appl. and other doc.
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Art. 15
The European Patent Office
Departments entrusted with the procedure
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Art. 16
The European Patent Office
Receiving Section
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Art. 17
The European Patent Office
Search Divisions
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Art. 18
The European Patent Office
Examining Divisions
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Art. 19
The European Patent Office
Opposition Divisions
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Art. 20
The European Patent Office
Legal Division
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Art. 21
The European Patent Office
Boards of Appeal
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Art. 22
The European Patent Office
Enlarged Board of Appeal
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Art. 23
The European Patent Office
Independence of the members of the Boards
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Art. 24
The European Patent Office
Exclusion and objection
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Art. 25
The European Patent Office
Technical opinion
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Art. 26
The Administrative Council
Membership
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Art. 27
The Administrative Council
Chairmanship
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Art. 28
The Administrative Council
Board
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Art. 29
The Administrative Council
Meetings
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Art. 30
The Administrative Council
Attendance of observers
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Art. 31
The Administrative Council
Languages of the Administrative Council
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Art. 32
The Administrative Council
Staff, premises and equipment
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Art. 33
The Administrative Council
Competence of the Administrative Council in certain cases
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Art. 34
The Administrative Council
Voting rights
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Art. 35
The Administrative Council
Voting rules
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Art. 36
The Administrative Council
Weighting of votes
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Art. 37
Financial Provisions
Budgetary funding
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Art. 38
Financial Provisions
The Organisation’s own resources
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Art. 39
Financial Provisions
Pay. by the CStates in respect of renewal fees for EU pat
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Art. 40
Financial Provisions
Level of fees and payments - Special financial contributions
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Art. 41
Financial Provisions
Advances
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Art. 42
Financial Provisions
Budget
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Art. 43
Financial Provisions
Authorisation for expenditure
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Art. 44
Financial Provisions
Appropriations for unforeseeable expenditure
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Art. 45
Financial Provisions
Accounting period
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Art. 46
Financial Provisions
Preparation and adoption of the budget
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Art. 47
Financial Provisions
Provisional budget
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Art. 48
Financial Provisions
Budget implementation
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Art. 49
Financial Provisions
Auditing of accounts
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Art. 50
Financial Provisions
Financial Regulations
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Art. 51
Financial Provisions
Fees
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Art. 52
Patentability
Patentable inventions
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Art. 53
Patentability
Exceptions to patentability
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Art. 54
Patentability
Novelty
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Art. 55
Patentability
Non-prejudicial disclosures
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Art. 56
Patentability
Inventive step
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Art. 57
Patentability
Industrial application
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Art. 58
Persons entitled to apply for/obtain EP
Entitlement to file a European patent application
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Art. 59
Persons entitled to apply for/obtain EP
Multiple applicants
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Art. 60
Persons entitled to apply for/obtain EP
Right to a European patent
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Art. 61
Persons entitled to apply for/obtain EP
European patent applications filed by non-entitled persons
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Art. 62
Persons entitled to apply for/obtain EP
Right of the inventor to be mentioned
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Art. 63
Effects of the EP and EPApp
Term of the European patent
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Art. 64
Effects of the EP and EPApp
Rights conferred by a European patent
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Art. 65
Effects of the EP and EPApp
Translation of the European patent
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Art. 66
Effects of the EP and EPApp
Equivalence of European filing with national filing
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Art. 67
Effects of the EP and EPApp
Rights conferred by a EU pat application after publication
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Art. 68
Effects of the EP and EPApp
Effect of revocation or limitation of the European patent
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Art. 69
Effects of the EP and EPApp
Extent of protection
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Art. 70
Effects of the EP and EPApp
Authentic text of a EU pat application or European patent
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Art. 71
The EPApp as an object of Property
Transfer and constitution of rights
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Art. 72
The EPApp as an object of Property
Assignment
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Art. 73
The EPApp as an object of Property
Contractual licensing
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Art. 74
The EPApp as an object of Property
Law applicable
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Art. 75
Filing and requirements of EPApp
Filing of a European patent application
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Art. 76
Filing and requirements of EPApp
European divisional applications
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Art. 77
Filing and requirements of EPApp
Forwarding of European patent applications
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Art. 78
Filing and requirements of EPApp
Requirements of a European patent application
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Art. 79
Filing and requirements of EPApp
Designation of Contracting States
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Art. 80
Filing and requirements of EPApp
Date of filing
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Art. 81
Filing and requirements of EPApp
Designation of the inventor
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Art. 82
Filing and requirements of EPApp
Unity of invention
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Art. 83
Filing and requirements of EPApp
Disclosure of the invention
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Art. 84
Filing and requirements of EPApp
Claims
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Art. 85
Filing and requirements of EPApp
Abstract
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Art. 86
Filing and requirements of EPApp
Renewal fees for the European patent application
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Art. 87
Priority
Priority right
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Art. 88
Priority
Claiming priority
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Art. 89
Priority
Effect of priority right
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Art. 90
Procedure up to Grant
Exam. on filing and examination as to formal requirements
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Art. 91
Procedure up to Grant
(deleted)
formerly- Examination of the European Patent
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Art. 92
Procedure up to Grant
Drawing up of the European search report
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Art. 93
Procedure up to Grant
Publication of the European patent application
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Art. 94
Procedure up to Grant
Examination of the European patent application
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Art. 95
Procedure up to Grant
(deleted)
formerly- Extension of the period within which requests for examination may be filed
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Art. 96
Procedure up to Grant
(deleted)
formerly- Examination of the European patent application
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Art. 97
Procedure up to Grant
Grant or refusal
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Art. 98
Procedure up to Grant
Publication of the specification of the European patent
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Art. 99
Opposition and Limitation Procedure
Opposition
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Art. 100
Opposition and Limitation Procedure
Grounds for opposition
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Art. 101
Opposition and Limitation Procedure
Exam. of the opposition - Rev. or main. of the EU pat
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Art. 102
Opposition and Limitation Procedure
(deleted)
formerly- Revocation or maintenance of the European Patent
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Art. 103
Opposition and Limitation Procedure
Publication of a new specification of the European patent
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Art. 104
Opposition and Limitation Procedure
Costs
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Art. 105
Opposition and Limitation Procedure
Intervention of the assumed infringer
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Art. 105a
Opposition and Limitation Procedure
Request for limitation or revocation
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Art. 105b
Opposition and Limitation Procedure
Limitation or revocation of the European patent
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Art. 105c
Opposition and Limitation Procedure
Publication of the amended specification of the EU pat
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Art. 106
Appeals Procedure
Decisions subject to appeal
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Art. 107
Appeals Procedure
Persons entitled to app and to be parties to app proceed
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Art. 108
Appeals Procedure
Time limit and form
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Art. 109
Appeals Procedure
Interlocutory revision
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Art. 110
Appeals Procedure
Examination of appeals
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Art. 111
Appeals Procedure
Decision in respect of appeals
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Art. 112
Appeals Procedure
Decision or opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
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Art. 112a
Appeals Procedure
Petition for review by the Enlarged Board of Appeal
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Art. 113
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Right to be heard and basis of decisions
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Art. 114
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Examination by the EPO of its own motion
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Art. 115
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Observations by third parties
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Art. 116
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Oral proceedings
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Art. 117
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Means and taking of evidence
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Art. 118
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Unity of the EU patent application or European patent
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Art. 119
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Notification
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Art. 120
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Time limits
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Art. 121
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Further processing of the European patent application
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Art. 122
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Re-establishment of rights
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Art. 123
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Amendments
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Art. 124
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Information on prior art
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Art. 125
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
Reference to general principles
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Art. 126
Common Provisions Governing Procedure
(deleted)
formerly- Termination of financial obligations
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Art. 127
Information to the public or to Official Authorities
European Patent Register
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Art. 128
Information to the public or to Official Authorities
Inspection of files
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Art. 129
Information to the public or to Official Authorities
Periodical publications
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Art. 130
Information to the public or to Official Authorities
Exchange of information
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Art. 131
Information to the public or to Official Authorities
Administrative and legal co-operation
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Art. 132
Information to the public or to Official Authorities
Exchange of publications
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Art. 133
Representation
General principles of representation
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Art. 134
Representation
Representation before the European Patent Office