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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