Chapter I – Decisions and communications of the European Patent Office
16th edition: this version presents the text in force on 1 July 2020. |
(1) Any decisions, summonses, notices and communications from the European Patent Office shall be signed by, and state the name of, the employee responsible.
(2) Where a document referred to in paragraph 1 is produced by the employee responsible using a computer, a seal may replace the signature. Where the document is produced automatically by a computer, the employee's name may also be dispensed with. The same shall apply to pre-printed notices and communications.
125See the notice from the EPO dated 27.03.2020 concerning the electronic authentication of decisions and other documents relevant to the decision-making process (OJ EPO 2020, A37).