R.25 EPC Certificate of exhibition

Within four months of filing the European patent application, the applicant shall file the certificate referred to in Article 55, paragraph 2, which:

(a)

is issued at the exhibition by the authority responsible for the protection of industrial property at that exhibition;

(b)

states that the invention was in fact displayed there;

(c)

states the opening date of the exhibition and, where the invention was disclosed later than on that date, the date on which the invention was first disclosed; and

(d)

is accompanied by an identification of the invention, duly authenticated by the above-mentioned authority.

See decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 3/98, G 2/99 (Annex I).

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X A.55 EPC Non-prejudicial disclosures

EPC Implementing Rules

X Chapter IV Certificate of exhibition

X R.159 EPC The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office – Requirements for entry into the European phase

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A III 1.2 Further checks

X GL A IV 3.1 Certificate of exhibition; identification of invention

EPO Guidelines - B Search

X GL B VI 5.5 Non-prejudicial disclosures

EPO Guidelines - G Patentability

X GL G V 4 International exhibition

EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - C The EPO as ISA and SISA

X GA C5.12.3 5.12.3.

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO 2020, A55 - Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties

X OJ EPO 2020, A26 - Opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 18 July 2019G 1/18

X OJ EPO 2019, A45 - Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties

X OJ EPO 2018, A44 - Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties

X OJ EPO SE 4/2017, p2 - BOARD OF APPEAL AND ENLARGED BOARD OF APPEAL CASE LAW 2015/2016

X OJ EPO 2017, A35 - Synopsis of the territorial field of application of international patent treaties

X OJ EPO 2012, 516 - Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 25 November 2011 J 4/11 3.1.01

X OJ EPO 2012, 130 - Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 9 December 2010 G 2/07

X OJ EPO 2011, 480 - Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 1 September 2010 J 18/09

X OJ EPO 2011, 336 - Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 27 September 2010 G 1/09

X OJ EPO 2010, 100 - Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 27 May 2009 J 2/08 3.1.01

X OJ EPO 2009, 454 - Communication from the Enlarged Board of Appeal concerning case G 1/09

X OJ EPO 2008, 271 - Decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0003/98 (Six-month period/UNIVERSITY PATENTS) of 12.7.2000

X G 0002/99 (Six-month period) of 12.7.2000