Chapter II – Observations by third parties
Rule 114126
Observations by third parties
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16th edition: this version presents the text in force on 1 July 2020. |
(1) Any observations by a third party shall be filed in writing in an official language of the European Patent Office and state the grounds on which they are based. Rule 3, paragraph 3, shall apply.
(2) Any such observations shall be communicated to the applicant for or proprietor of the patent, who may comment on them.
126See the decision of the President of the EPO and the notice from the EPO (OJ EPO 2011, 418, 420).