Chapter I Filing of the European patent application

Rule 35 – General provisions

Rule 36 – European divisional applications

Rule 37 – Forwarding of European patent applications

Rule 38 – Filing fee and search fee

Chapter V Biotechnological inventions

Rule 26 – General and definitions

Rule 27 – Patentable biotechnological inventions

Rule 28 – Exceptions to patentability

Rule 29 – The human body and its elements

Chapter IV Certificate of exhibition

Rule 25 – Certificate of exhibition

Chapter III Registration of transfers, licences and other rights

Rule 22 – Registration of transfers

Rule 23 – Registration of licences and other rights

Rule 24 – Special entries for licence registrations

Chapter II Mention of the inventor

Rule 19 – Designation of the inventor

Rule 20 – Publication of the mention of the inventor

Rule 21 – Rectification of the designation of an inventor

Chapter I Procedure where the applicant is not entitled

Rule 14 – Stay of proceedings

Rule 15 – Limitation on withdrawals

Rule 16 – Procedure under Article 61, paragraph 1

Rule 17 – Filing of a new European patent application by the entitled person

Section 2
Organisation of the Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal

Section 1
General matters

Chapter II Organisation of the European Patent Office

Section 1 – General matters

Section 2 – Organisation of the Boards of Appeal and the Enlarged Board of Appeal

Chapter I General provisions

Rule 1 – Written proceedings

Rule 2 – Filing of and formal requirements for documents

Rule 3 – Language in written proceedings

Rule 4 – Language in oral proceedings

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