A.165 EPC Signature – Ratification | XEPC: EPC and PCT resource

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This Convention shall be open for signature until 5 April 1974 by the States which took part in the Inter-Governmental Conference for the setting up of a European System for the Grant of Patents or were informed of the holding of that conference and offered the option of taking part therein.

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This Convention shall be subject to ratification; instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Signatory states: AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, NO, SE.

Conference participants: signatory states plus ES, FI, PT, TR, YU.

Invited states: Conference participants plus CY, IS.

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar165.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021