EPC 1973 | EPC 2000 |
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Art. 12 | Art. 12 |
Chapter III – The European Patent Office
Article 12
Duties of office
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 employees of the European Patent Office shall be bound, even after the termination of their employment, neither to disclose nor to make use of information which by its nature is a professional secret.