Decision of the Administrative Council of 25 March 2015 approving amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office

Rules of Procedure of the Enlarged Board of Appeal

version applicable as from 1 April 2015

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT ORGANISATION,

Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal

The Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal,

as approved by decision of the Administrative Council CA/D 5/19 Corr. 1 of 26 June 2019 (OJ EPO 2019, A63) and in force from 1 January 2020,

Part IX Implementing Regulations to Part X of the Convention

Rule 157 – The European Patent Office as a receiving Office

Rule 158 – The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority or International Preliminary Examining Authority

Part VIII Implementing Regulations to Part VIII of the Convention

Rule 155 – Filing and transmission of the request for conversion

Rule 156 – Information to the public in the event of conversion

Part VII Implementing Regulations to Part VII of the Convention

Chapter I – Decisions and communications of the European Patent Office

Chapter II – Observations by third parties

Chapter III – Oral proceedings and taking of evidence

Part VI Implementing Regulations to Part VI of the Convention

Chapter I – Appeals procedure

Chapter II – Petitions for review by the Enlarged Board of Appeal

Part V Implementing Regulations to Part V of the Convention

Chapter I – Opposition procedure

Chapter II – Procedure for limitation or revocation

Part IV Implementing Regulations to Part IV of the Convention

Chapter I – Examination by the Receiving Section

Chapter II – European search report

Chapter III – Publication of the European patent application

Part III Implementing Regulations to Part III of the Convention

Chapter I – Filing of the European patent application

Chapter II – Provisions governing the application

Chapter III – Renewal fees

Chapter IV – Priority

Part II Implementing Regulations to Part II of the Convention

Chapter I – Procedure where the applicant is not entitled

Chapter II – Mention of the inventor

Chapter III – Registration of transfers, licences and other rights