Further processing shall be ruled out in respect of the time limits in Article 87, paragraph 1, Article 108 and Article 112a, paragraph 4, as well as the time limits for requesting further processing or re-establishment of rights. The Implementing Regulations may rule out further processing for other time limits.
Amended by the Act revising the European Patent Convention of 29.11.2000.
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar121.html
Date retrieved: 30 December 2018
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