R.3 EPC Language in written proceedings

(1)

In written proceedings before the European Patent Office, any party may use any official language of the European Patent Office. The translation referred to in Article 14, paragraph 4, may be filed in any official language of the European Patent Office.

(2)

Amendments to a European patent application or European patent shall be filed in the language of the proceedings.

(3)

Documentary evidence and, in particular, publications may be filed in any language. The European Patent Office may, however, require that a translation in one of its official languages be filed, within a period to be specified. If a required translation is not filed in due time, the European Patent Office may disregard the document in question.

[ Art. 14 99 105 105a 108 R. 1 77 89 101 107 ]

See decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 3/99 (Annex I).

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X A.14 EPC Languages of the European Patent Office, European patent applications and other documents

X A.99 EPC Opposition

X A.105 EPC Intervention of the assumed infringer

X A.105a EPC Article 105a Request for limitation or revocation

X A.108 EPC Time limit and form

EPC Implementing Rules

X Chapter I General provisions

X R.1 EPC Written proceedings

X R.2 EPC Filing of and formal requirements for documents

X R.77 EPC Rejection of the opposition as inadmissible

X R.83 EPC Request for documents

X R.89 EPC Intervention of the assumed infringer

X R.101 EPC Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible

X R.107 EPC Contents of the petition for review

X R.114 EPC Observations by third parties

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A VII 2 Language of the proceedings

X GL A VII 3.1 Parties' written submissions

X GL A VII 3.4 Documents filed as evidence

X GL A VII 5 Documents filed in the wrong language

EPO Guidelines - D Opposition and Limitation/Revocation Procedures

X GL D III 2 Opposition fee

X GL D IV 1.2.1 Deficiencies which, if not remedied, lead to the opposition being deemed not to have been filed

X GL D IV 1.3 Issue of communications by the formalities officer as a result of examination for deficiencies

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E V 1 Use of an official language

X GL E VI 3 Observations by third parties

X GL E VIII 1.1 Determination of time limits

X GL E IX 2.1.3 Translation of the international application

X GL E X 2.4 Facts and submissions

X GL E XIII 4 Language to be used

EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - C The EPO as ISA and SISA

X GA C2.23 2.23

X GA C4.1.12.2 4.1.12.2

X GA C5.5.1 5.5.1.

X GA C5.5.2 5.5.2.

X GA C5.6.3 5.6.3.

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

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III F Languages

X CLR III F 3 Derogations from the language of the proceedings in written proceedings and in oral proceedings

X CLR III F 5 Translations

X CLR III G 1 Introduction

X CLR III N 2.1 Language of the documents

Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications

X CLR IV C 2.1.7.A Payment of a single opposition fee

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0003/99 (Admissibility of joint opposition or joint appeal/HOWARD FLOREY) of 18.2.2002

X G 0004/08 (Language of the proceedings/MERIAL) of 16.2.2010

General Case Law

X T 1029/05 () of 12.3.2008

X T 0276/07 () of 20.3.2009

X T 0008/13 () of 10.12.2013