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The Organisation shall have legal personality.

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In each of the Contracting States, the Organisation shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under the national law of that State; it may in particular acquire or dispose of movable and immovable property and may be a party to legal proceedings.

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The President of the European Patent Office shall represent the Organisation.

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See decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 5/88, G 7/88, G 8/88 (Annex I).

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar5.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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