R.114 EPC Observations by third parties

(1)

Any observations by a third party shall be filed in writing in an official language of the European Patent Office and state the grounds on which they are based. Rule 3, paragraph 3, shall apply.

(2)

Any such observations shall be communicated to the applicant for or proprietor of the patent, who may comment on them.

[ Art. 93 105 115 R. 1 2 ]

See decision of the President of the EPO and notice from the EPO of 10.05.2011 concerning the filing of third party observations under Article 115 EPC by means of an online form (OJ EPO 2011, 418, 420).

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/r114.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X A.93 EPC Publication of the European patent application

X A.94 EPC Examination of the European patent application

X A.97 EPC Grant or refusal

X A.105 EPC Intervention of the assumed infringer

X A.115 EPC Observations by third parties

EPC Implementing Rules

X Chapter II Observations by third parties

X R.1 EPC Written proceedings

X R.2 EPC Filing of and formal requirements for documents

X R.3 EPC Language in written proceedings

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A VII 3.5 Third-party observations

X GL A VII 5 Documents filed in the wrong language

EPO Guidelines - D Opposition and Limitation/Revocation Procedures

X GL D X 4.5 Third-party observations during the examination

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E VI 3 Observations by third parties

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 1/2021, p81 - VI.2 - Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal

X OJ EPO SE 1/2020, p82 - VI.2 - Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal

X OJ EPO SE 1/2019, p64 - VI.2 - Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal

X OJ EPO SE 1/2018, p65 - VI.2 - Decision of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal dated 12 November 2007 concerning the transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal

X OJ EPO SE 1/2017, p66 - VI.2 - Decision of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal dated 12 November 2007 concerning the transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III N 1 Introduction

X CLR III N 2.1 Language of the documents

X CLR III N 2.4 Anonymously filed observations

X CLR III N 2.5 Reasons for observations

General Case Law

X T 0146/07 (Prenatal diagnosis/ISIS) of 13.12.2011

X T 1336/09 () of 14.12.2011