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A.117 EPC Means and taking of evidence

(1)

In proceedings before the European Patent Office the means of giving or obtaining evidence shall include the following:

(a)

hearing the parties;

(b)

requests for information;

(c)

production of documents;

(d)

hearing witnesses;

(e)

opinions by experts;

(f)

inspection;

(g)

sworn statements in writing.

(2)

The procedure for taking such evidence shall be laid down in the Implementing Regulations.

[ R. 4 117 124 150 ]

Amended by the Act revising the European Patent Convention of 29.11.2000.

See decisions/opinions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 3/89, G 11/91, G 4/95 (Annex I).

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar117.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X Chapter I Common provisions governing procedure

X A.131 EPC Administrative and legal co-operation

EPC Implementing Rules

X Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 March 2015 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office

X R.4 EPC Language in oral proceedings

X R.117 EPC Decision on taking of evidence

X R.118 EPC Summons to give evidence before the European Patent Office

X R.119 EPC Examination of evidence before the European Patent Office

X R.120 EPC Hearing by a competent national court

X R.121 EPC Commissioning of experts

X R.122 EPC Costs of taking of evidence

X R.123 EPC Conservation of evidence

X R.124 EPC Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence

X R.150 EPC Procedure for letters rogatory

EPO Guidelines - B Search

X GL B X 9.2.5 Documents relating to the theory or principle underlying the invention

X GL B X 9.2.8 Documents cited for other reasons

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E IV 1.1 General remarks

X GL E IV 1.2 Means of evidence

X GL E IV 1.3 Taking of evidence

X GL E IV 1.11.1 When may models be submitted?

X GL E IV 4.2 Types of evidence

X GL E IV 4.4 Asking for evidence

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 1/2021, p140 - XIV.3 - Regulation on discipline for professional representatives

X OJ EPO SE 1/2021, p95 - VII.7 - Compensation and fees payable to witnesses and experts

X OJ EPO SE 1/2021, p30 - III.1 - Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

X OJ EPO SE 1/2020, p135 - XIV.3 - Regulation on discipline for professional representatives

X OJ EPO SE 1/2020, p90 - VII.5 - Compensation and fees payable to witnesses and experts

X OJ EPO SE 1/2020, p31 - III.1 - Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

X OJ EPO 2020, A135 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 17 December 2020 concerning the taking of evidence by videoconference by examining and opposition divisions

X OJ EPO SE 1/2019, p119 - XIV.3 - Regulation on discipline for professional representatives

X OJ EPO SE 1/2019, p73 - VII.5 - Compensation and fees payable to witnesses and experts

X OJ EPO SE 1/2019, p29 - III.1 - Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

X OJ EPO SE 1/2018, p126 - XIV.3 - Regulation on discipline for professional representatives (OJ EPO 1978, 91, OJ EPO 2008, 14)

X OJ EPO SE 1/2018, p73 - VII.5 - Compensation and fees payable to witnesses and experts (OJ EPO 1983, 100) [ 1 ]

X OJ EPO SE 1/2018, p30 - III.1 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 March 2015 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (CA/D 3/15) [ 1 ]

X OJ EPO SE 4/2017, p2 - BOARD OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 2015/2016

X OJ EPO SE 1/2017, p127 - XIV.3 - Regulation on discipline for professional representatives (OJ EPO 1978, 91, OJ EPO 2008, 14)

X OJ EPO SE 1/2017, p74 - VII.5 - Compensation and fees payable to witnesses and experts (OJ EPO 1983, 100) [ 1 ]

X OJ EPO SE 1/2017, p30 - III. RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE BOARDS OF APPEAL

X OJ EPO 2017, A6 - Notice from the EPO dated 20 December 2016 concerning security inspection of items delivered to its premises

Case Law Book

X CLR RPEBA Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

Case Law Book: II Conditions to be met by an Application

X CLR II D 2.2.2 Applicable law – proof of transfer

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III B 2.4.5 Failure to consider evidence

X CLR III G 1 Introduction

X CLR III G 2.1 Non-exhaustive list of admissible means of evidence

X CLR III G 2.2.1 Hearing witnesses

X CLR III G 2.2.1.A Role of witnesses and wording of request

X CLR III G 2.2.1.D Ranking of means of evidence

X CLR III G 2.2.2 Difference between witnesses and experts

X CLR III G 2.2.3 Expert opinions (Article 117(1)(e) EPC)

X CLR III G 2.3.1 Sworn statements and affidavits

X CLR III G 2.3.4 Ranking of means of evidence

X CLR III G 2.4 Other documents

X CLR III G 3.1 Relevance of the evidence

X CLR III G 3.2 Time frame for submitting evidence

X CLR III G 3.3 Right to be heard

X CLR III G 4.1 Principle of free evaluation of evidence

X CLR III G 4.3.5 Claiming a valid priority

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0003/89 (Correction under Rule 88, second sentence, EPC) of 19.11.1992

X G 0011/91 (Glu-Gln) of 19.11.1992

X G 0004/95 (Representation) of 19.2.1996

General Case Law

X R 0006/10 (Occlusion apparatus/BOARD OF REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM) of 28.7.2010

X T 0190/05 () of 23.7.2008

X T 0716/06 () of 17.6.2008

X T 1763/06 () of 15.9.2009

X T 0095/07 () of 29.5.2009

X T 1100/07 (Apparatus for unwinding/rewinding a suction hose) of 25.7.2008

X T 0545/08 (Change capture for data warehousing/ORACLE INTERNATIONAL) of 24.3.2017

X T 1676/08 (Controlled release oxycodone compositions/THE PURDUE PHARMA COMPANY) of 9.3.2012

X T 1698/08 (Taurolidine lock solution/ND PARTNERS) of 28.11.2012

X T 2003/08 (Dilated cardiomyopathy/EDWARDS) of 31.10.2012

X T 0753/09 () of 5.3.2010

X T 0032/10 () of 12.1.2012

X T 0401/12 () of 8.11.2017

X T 2357/12 (Universal succession) of 28.11.2013

X T 0064/13 () of 17.5.2017

X T 0614/13 (ZulÃ¤ssigkeit des Beitritts/EMS-PATENT) of 2.7.2015

X T 2338/13 (Bille frittÃ©e/SAINT-GOBAIN) of 29.9.2016

X T 0753/14 () of 22.3.2017

X T 1481/14 () of 12.4.2018

X T 2238/15 () of 11.4.2018