R.145 EPC Procedures for the inspection of files

(1)

Inspection of the files of European patent applications and patents shall either be of the original document, or of copies thereof, or of technical means of storage if the files are stored in this way.

(2)

The President of the European Patent Office shall determine all file-inspection arrangements, including the circumstances in which an administrative fee is payable.

[ Art. 128 R. 149 ]

See decision of the President of the EPO of 20.02.2019 on the inspection of files (OJ EPO 2019, A16) and decision of the President of the EPO of 20.02.2019 concerning online file inspection of documents contained in the file held by the EPO as receiving Office, International Searching Authority or Authority specified for supplementary search (OJ EPO 2019, A17).

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/r145.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X A.128 EPC Inspection of files

EPC Implementing Rules

X Chapter IX Information to the public

X R.149 EPC Inspection of files by or via courts or authorities of the Contracting States

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A XI 1 General

X GL A XI 2.1 Documents open to file inspection

X GL A XI 2.2 Conducting file inspections

X GL A XI 2.3 Restrictions to file inspection

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 1/2021, p105 - X.2 - Inspection of files

X OJ EPO SE 1/2020, p100 - X.2 - Inspection of files

X OJ EPO SE 1/2019, p83 - X.2 - Inspection of files

X OJ EPO 2019, A17 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 concerning online file inspection of documents contained in the file held by the EPO as receiving Office, International Searching Authority or [..]

X OJ EPO 2019, A16 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 on the inspection of files

X OJ EPO 2019, A15 - N otice from the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 concerning the revision of the administrative fees of the European Patent Office and various related decisions of the President

X OJ EPO SE 1/2018, p83 - X.2 - Inspection of files

X OJ EPO 2018, A14 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 14 February 2018 concerning online file inspection of documents contained in the file held by the EPO as receiving Office, International Searching Authority or [..]

X OJ EPO SE 1/2017, p84 - X.2 - Inspection of files