Error message

Deprecated function: Using ${var} in strings is deprecated, use {$var} instead in include_once() (line 1442 of /home/patently/domains/xepc.eu/public_html/includes/bootstrap.inc).
Deprecated function: Using ${var} in strings is deprecated, use {$var} instead in include_once() (line 1442 of /home/patently/domains/xepc.eu/public_html/includes/bootstrap.inc).
Deprecated function: Optional parameter $type declared before required parameter $nid is implicitly treated as a required parameter in include_once() (line 1442 of /home/patently/domains/xepc.eu/public_html/includes/bootstrap.inc).

A.15 EPC Departments entrusted with the procedure

To carry out the procedures laid down in this Convention, the following shall be set up within the European Patent Office:

(a)

a Receiving Section;

(b)

Search Divisions;

(c)

Examining Divisions;

(d)

Opposition Divisions;

(e)

a Legal Division;

(f)

Boards of Appeal;

(g)

an Enlarged Board of Appeal.

[ Art. 16 22 143 R. 8 13 ]

See opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 1/02 (Annex I).

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar15.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

27 references found.

Click X to load a reference inside the current page, click on the title to open in a new page.

EPC Articles

X Chapter III The European Patent Office

X A.16 EPC Receiving Section

X A.17 EPC Search Divisions

X A.18 EPC Examining Divisions

X A.20 EPC Legal Division

X A.21 EPC Boards of Appeal

X A.22 EPC Enlarged Board of Appeal

X A.143 EPC Special departments of the European Patent Office

EPC Implementing Rules

X R.8 EPC Patent classification

X R.9 EPC Administrative structure of the European Patent Office

X R.10 EPC Responsibility of the Receiving Section and the Examining Division

X R.11 EPC Allocation of duties to the departments of first instance

X R.12a EPC Rule 12a Organisation and management of the Boards of Appeal Unit and President of the Boards of Appeal

X R.12b EPC Rule 12b Presidium of the Boards of Appeal and business distribution scheme for the Boards of Appeal

X R.12c EPC Rule 12c Boards of Appeal Committee and procedure for adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal and of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

X R.12d EPC Rule 12d Appointment and re-appointment of the members, including the Chairmen, of the Boards of Appeal and of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

X R.13 EPC Business distribution scheme for the Enlarged Board of Appeal

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO 2020, A119 - Opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 14 May 2020 - G 3/19

X OJ EPO 2020, A87 - Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of 16 July 2019 - G 2/19

X OJ EPO 2019, A76 - Interlocutory decision of Technical Board 3.5.03 of 25 February 2019 – T 831/17

X OJ EPO 2011, 10 - Opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 12 May 2010 G 3/08

Case Law Book: VII Proceedings before the EPO

X CLR VII 1.1 The judiciary of the European Patent Organisation

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0001/02 (Formalities officers' powers) of 22.1.2003

X G 0003/08 (Programs for computers) of 12.5.2010

X G 0002/19 (Rechtliches GehÃ¶r und richtiger Verhandlungsort) of 16.7.2019

X G 0003/19 (Pepper (follow-up to ÂTomatoes IIÂ and ÂBroccoli IIÂ)) of 14.5.2020

General Case Law

X T 1100/10 (Detergent Bacillus lentus subtilisin protease egg stains/BASF) of 18.3.2014