R.1 EPC Written proceedings

In written proceedings before the European Patent Office, the requirement to use the written form shall be satisfied if the content of the documents can be reproduced in a legible form on paper.

[ R. 3 35 49 50 76 89 92 114 ]

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/r1.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Implementing Rules

X Chapter I General provisions

X R.3 EPC Language in written proceedings

X R.35 EPC General provisions

X R.49 EPC General provisions governing the presentation of the application documents

X R.50 EPC Documents filed subsequently

X R.76 EPC Form and content of the opposition

X R.83 EPC Request for documents

X R.89 EPC Intervention of the assumed infringer

X R.92 EPC Requirements of the request

X R.114 EPC Observations by third parties

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A II 1 Where and how applications may be filed

X GL A II 4.1 Minimum requirements for according a date of filing

X GL A III 3.2 Documents making up the application, replacement documents, translations

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO 2010, 572 - Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 16 February 2010 G 4/08

X OJ EPO 2009, 216 - Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 8 December 2008 J 8/07 3.1.01

General Case Law

X T 0765/08 (Appeal filed online/NXP B.V.) of 4.2.2009