The Protocol on Privileges and Immunities annexed to this Convention shall define the conditions under which the Organisation, the members of the Administrative Council, the employees of the European Patent Office, and such other persons specified in that Protocol as take part in the work of the Organisation, shall enjoy, in each Contracting State, the privileges and immunities necessary for the performance of their duties.
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar8.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021