R.50 EPC Documents filed subsequently

(1)

Rules 42, 43 and 46 to 49 shall apply to documents replacing documents making up the European patent application. Rule 49, paragraphs 2 to 12, shall also apply to the translation of the claims referred to in Rule 71.

(2)

All documents other than those making up the application shall generally be typewritten or printed. There shall be a margin of about 2.5 cm on the left-hand side of each page.

(3)

Documents filed after filing the application shall be signed, with the exception of annexed documents. If a document has not been signed, the European Patent Office shall invite the party concerned to do so within a time limit to be specified. If signed in due time, the document shall retain its original date of receipt; otherwise it shall be deemed not to have been filed.

[ Art. 78 R. 1 2 ]

See decision of the President of the EPO, Special edition No. 3, OJ EPO 2007, A.3; see notice from the EPO, OJ EPO 2013, 603.

See decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 3/99 (Annex I).

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/r50.html

Date retrieved: 24 November 2017

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EPC Articles

X A.78 EPC Requirements of a European patent application

EPC Implementing Rules

X Chapter II Provisions governing the application

X R.1 EPC Written proceedings

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

X R.42 EPC Content of the description

X R.43 EPC Form and content of claims

X R.46 EPC Form of the drawings

X R.47 EPC Form and content of the abstract

X R.48 EPC Prohibited matter

X R.49 EPC General provisions governing the presentation of the application documents

X R.71 EPC Examination procedure

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A III 3.2 Documents making up the application, replacement documents, translations

X GL A III 3.3 Other documents

X GL A VIII 2.1 Documents making up the European patent application

X GL A VIII 2.2 Replacement documents and translations

X GL A VIII 2.3 Other documents

X GL A VIII 2.5 Filing of subsequent documents

X GL A VIII 3.1 Documents filed after filing the European patent application

X GL A VIII 3.4 Joint applicants

EPO Guidelines - B Search

X GL B IV 1.2 Formal deficiencies

X GL B XI 3 Analysis of the application and content of the search opinion

EPO Guidelines - C Procedureal Aspects of Substantive Examination

X GL C V 1.1 Text for approval

X GL C V 1.3 Translations of the claims

X GL C VII 2.8 2.7 Use of e-mail

X GL C VII 2.8.1 2.7.1 Examples of where e-mail could be used

EPO Guidelines - D Opposition and Limitation/Revocation Procedures

X GL D III 3.1 Form of the opposition

X GL D III 3.4 Signature of the notice of opposition

X GL D IV 1.2.1 Deficiencies which, if not remedied, lead to the opposition being deemed not to have been filed

X GL D IV 1.2.2.2 Deficiencies under Rule 77(2)

X GL D IV 1.3 Issue of communications by the formalities officer as a result of examination for deficiencies

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E III 8.7.1 General principles

X GL E III 11.3.2 E‑mail

EPO Guidelines - H Amendments and Corrections

X GL H IV 4.3 In opposition proceedings

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 1/2017, p89 - XI.1 - Filing of patent applications and other documents by facsimile

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

X OJ EPO SE 1/2017, p63 - VI.1 - Decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal dated 12 November 2007 concerning the transfer of tasks to the Registry of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

X OJ EPO 2013, 603 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 8 Novem ber 2013 concerning application of Rules 49 and 50 EPC to handwritten amendments

X OJ EPO 2012, 348 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 April 2012 concerning the filing of documents by e-mail during interviews and oral proceedings held as a video-conference

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III N 2.4 filed observations

Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications

X CLR IV D 2.1.7.B Representation, legal status and composition of a multiple opponent

X CLR IV D 2.2.4 of opponent and correction of opponent's name

X CLR IV D 2.2.10 requirements for notice of opposition

X CLR IV E 2.5.1 Electronic filing of appeal

General Case Law

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

X T 0765/08 (Appeal filed online/NXP B.V.) of 4.2.2009

X T 1336/09 () of 14.12.2011

X T 1744/09 () of 20.12.2011

X T 0037/12 (Handschriftliche Ãnderungen in der mÃ¼ndlichen Verhandlung vor der … of 2.10.2014