EPC 1973 | EPC 2000 |
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Art. 5 | Art. 5 |
Chapter II – The European Patent Organisation
Article 5 3
Legal status
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. |
(1) The Organisation shall have legal personality.
(2) In each of the Contracting States, the Organisation shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under the national law of that State; it may in particular acquire or dispose of movable and immovable property and may be a party to legal proceedings.
(3) The President of the European Patent Office shall represent the Organisation.
3See decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 5/88, G 7/88, G 8/88 (Annex I).