The Legal Division of the EPO bears the sole responsibility for these registrations (see the Decision of the President of the EPO dated 21 November 2013, OJ EPO 2013, 600).[Art. 20; ]
The Legal Division may entrust specific duties which do not require legal expertise to formalities officers (see the Decision of the President of the EPO dated 21 November 2013, OJ EPO 2013, 601).
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/guidelines/e/e_xiv_2.htm
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021