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R.74 EPC Certificate for a European patent

As soon as the specification of the European patent has been published, the European Patent Office shall issue to the proprietor of the patent a certificate for a European patent. The President of the European Patent Office shall prescribe the content, form and means of communication of the certificate and determine the circumstances in which an administrative fee is payable.

[ Art. 98 R. 87 ]

See decision of the President of the EPO of 16.07.2013 concerning the content, form and means of communication of the certificate for a European patent (OJ EPO 2013, 416) and notice from the EPO of 16.07.2013 concerning communication of the certificate for a European patent (OJ EPO 2013, 418).

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/r74.html

Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X A.98 EPC Publication of the specification of the European patent

EPC Implementing Rules

X Chapter V The European patent specification

X R.73 EPC Content and form of the specification

X R.87 EPC Content and form of the new specification of the European patent

X R.96 EPC Content and form of the amended European patent specification

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A X 5.2.7 Fees payable for procedural and other requests

X GL A XI 5.1 Certified copies of documents from the files or of other documents

EPO Guidelines - C Procedureal Aspects of Substantive Examination

X GL C V 12 Certificate

EPO Guidelines - D Opposition and Limitation/Revocation Procedures

X GL D VII 7 Publication of a new specification of the patent

X GL D X 5 Formal procedure for limitation when the request is allowable

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 3/2020, p20 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 29 January 2020 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses – OJ EPO 2020, A6 (republication)

X OJ EPO 2020, A107 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 14 September 2020 concerning the expansion of electronic notification via the Mailbox in opposition proceedings

X OJ EPO 2020, A6 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 29 January 2020 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses

X OJ EPO SE 3/2019, p20 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses – OJ EPO 2019, A14 (republication)

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 2019, A14 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 revising the Officeꞌs fees and expenses

X OJ EPO 2013, 416 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 16 July 2013 concerning the content, form and means of communication of the certificate for a European patent

General Case Law

X T 0084/16 (PAR-1 activation/TUFTS) of 27.1.2017