EPC 1973 | EPC 2000 |
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Art. 17 | Art. 17 |
Chapter III – The European Patent Office
Article 17 11
Search Divisions
A revised version of the European Patent Convention entered into force on 13 December 2007. The provisions of the revised Convention apply unless the transitional provisions provide for the applicability of the EPC 1973. |
The Search Divisions shall be responsible for drawing up European search reports.
11Amended by the Act revising the European Patent Convention of 29.11.2000, provisionally applicable as of 29.11.2000 (OJ EPO 2001, Special edition No. 4).