Definitions: Biological material means any material containing genetic information and capable of reproducing itself or being reproduced in a biological system. Microbiological process means any process involving or performed upon or resulting in microbiological material, Essentially biological process for the…
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Where applicable, the National Office shall grant supplementary protection certificates for substances protected on the territory of the Contracting State by the valid patent, if they are the active substances of the products which prior being placed on the market,…
Opposition, limitation or revocation procedure At the request of the proprietor, the European patent may be revoked or be limited by an amendment of the claims. The request shall be filed with the European Patent Office in accordance with the…
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Effects of the European patent in Contracting State The patent granted by the European Patent Office shall have the same effects, as the national patents granted in Contracting states. The European patent shall have the effects in the Contracting State…
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Term of the European patent The term of the European patent shall be 20 years from the date of filing of the application. Nothing in the preceding paragraph shall limit the right of a Contracting State to extend the term of…
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A European patent application may be transferred or give rise to rights for one or more of the designated Contracting States. An assignment of a European patent application shall be made in writing and shall require the signature of the…
In proceedings before it, the European Patent Office shall examine the facts of its own motion; it shall not be restricted in this examination to the facts, evidence and arguments provided by the parties and the relief sought. The European Patent…
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In proceedings before the European Patent Office, documents may be filed by delivery by hand, by postal services or by means of electronic communication. The President of the European Patent Office shall lay down the details and conditions and, where…
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General requirements Persons entitled to apply for and obtain a European patent A European patent application may be filed by any natural or legal person, or anybody equivalent to a legal person by virtue of the law governing it. A…
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The European patent shall, in each of the Contracting States for which it is granted, have the effect of and be subject to the same conditions as a national patent granted by that State. The grant of a European patent…
