Alphabetical keyword index
Alphabetical keyword index: E
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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. |
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E
elected Office
EPOff as an ~ pursuant to the PCT A 156; R 107
embryos R 23d
emergency conditions A 63(2)(a)
employees of the EPOff
appeals by ~ A 13(2)
appointment A 10(2)(g), A 11, A 159(1), A 160
appointment of senior ~ A 11
Berlin sub-office/branch at The Hague ProCen I
conditions of employment A 33(2)(b), A 160(1)
disciplinary authority over senior ~ A 11(4)
disciplinary authority over the ~ A 10(2)(h)
disputes between the ~ and the employer concerning the right to the grant of a Eur. pat. ProRecog 5(2)
disputes between the EPOrg and the ~ A 13; ProPrIm 23(3), ProPrIm 24
duties and charges on personal goods ProPrIm 6
duties of office A 12
entry, stay and departure ProPrIm 11
immunities A 8; ProPrIm 14, ProPrIm 17
invention of ~ A 60(1); ProRecog 4
liability A 9(3)
pension scheme A 33(2)(c)
pensions A 33(2); ProPrIm 16(2)
professional secret A 12
promotion A 10(2)(g)
salaries ProPrIm 16(1)
salary scales A 33(2)(b)
Service Regulations for permanent ~ A 33(2)(b)
short-term contracts A 160
social security ProPrIm 18
tax on salaries and pensions ProPrIm 16
employer
disputes between the ~ and the employee concerning the right to the grant of a Eur. pat. ProRecog 5(2)
Enlarged Board of Appeal
allocation of duties R 11
as a department charged with the procedure A 15(g)
composition A 22(2)
decision and opinion A 112; R 68
members A 11(1), A 23, A 24, A 160(2)
responsibilities A 22(1)
Rules of Procedure A 23(4); R 11(2)
entitlement to the grant of a Eur. pat. A 61; R 13, R 16; ProRecog 1ff
errors in documents R 88
European divisional application
designation of Contracting States A 76(2)
entries in the Register of European Patents R 92(1)(k)
fees A 76(3); R 6(1), R 25(2), R 37(3); RFees 10
inspection of files A 128(3)
language R 4
time limit for identifying the inventor R 42(2)
European law for the grant of patents A 1
European patent
as an object of property A 71-74, A 148
Contracting States A 3
conversion into a national patent A 135-137; R 103
designation of Contracting States A 79, A 149
designation of the inventor R 18
entitlement to file a Eur. pat. appl. A 58
examination of the opposition A 101
extent of protection A 69, A 70(3), (4)
for a group of Contracting States A 142
grant of ~ for one or more Contracting States A 3
grounds for opposition A 100, A 138
grounds for revocation A 138
inspection of files R 94, R 98
keeping of files R 95a
lapse R 92(1)(p)
limitation A 138(2)
maintenance A 102
name A 2
opposition A 99
prior right A 139(1)
publication A 14(7), A 98; R 53
rejection of the opposition A 102(2)
renewal fees A 37(b), A 39, A 141
request for grant R 26
reservations A 167(2)(a)-(c)
revocation A 68, A 102; R 90(3)(a)
right to a ~ A 60
rights conferred by a ~ A 64
see claims
see priority
term A 63, A 167(2)(c)
text A 70, A 102(3), A 113(2); R 51
transfer during the opposition period or during opposition proceedings R 61
unity A 118
European patent application
abstract A 78(1)(e), A 85
amino acid sequences R 27a
application, see filing
application documents R 35
as an object of property A 71ff, A 148, R 20ff, R 61, R 90
assignment A 72
authentic text A 70
biological material R 28, R 28a
by persons not having the right to a Eur. pat. A 61
claims fees R 31
common representative R 100, R 26(3)
contractual licensing A 73
conversion into a national patent application A 135-137
date of filing A 80
deficiencies A 90(2), A 91(2); R 39, R 51
designation of Contracting States A 79, A 149, see designation
designation of the inventor A 81; R 18
disclosure of the invention A 83
documents filed subsequently R 36
drawings A 69(1), A 78(1)(d); R 29(6),(7), R 43
effects A 66, A 135(2), A 136(2)
entitlement to grant in respect of only part of the matter disclosed in the ~ R 16
equivalence A 66
examination A 94, A 95, A 96; R 51(1)-(3)
examination as to formal requirements A 91
examination by a central industrial property office of the Contracting States ProCen IV
examination on filing A 90
examination on filing and examination as to formal requirements A 16
extent of protection A 69, A 70(3),(4)
filing A 61, A 75, A 76; R 15, R 24, R 25
filing fee A 78(2)
filing of the translation A 14(2), A 90(1),(3); R 6(1)
formalities examination, see examination as to formal requirements
forwarding A 77
further processing A 121; RFees 2(12)
inspection of files A 128; R 94, R 98
international application as ~ A 150(3); R 107, R 108
keeping of files R 95a
languages A 14(1)-(6); R 1, R 4
limitation of the option to withdraw the ~ R 14
mention of the inventor A 81; R 18
multiple or joint applicants A 59
nucleotide sequences R 27a
persons entitled to file ~ A 58
physical requirements R 40
prior right A 139(1)
processing of ~ during a transitional period A 162
prohibited matter R 34
protection, see extent of protection
provisional protection A 67
provisions governing the application R 26-31
publication A 16, A 93, A 158(1),(3); R 48-50
re-establishment of rights, see restitutio in integrum
refusal A 61(1)(c), A 91(3), A 97(1)
Register of European Patents A 127
registration of a transfer R 20
registration of licences R 22
registration of licences and other rights R 20-22
renewal fees A 86
request A 78(1)(a)
request for examination A 94, A 95
requirements A 78
restitutio in integrum A 122
rights conferred by a Eur. pat. appl. after publication A 67
search fee A 78(2)
secrecy A 77(4)
text A 97(2)(a), A 113(2); R 51(4)
transfer and constitution of rights A 71; R 21
unity A 118
- see amendments
- see description
- see patent claims
- see priority
European Patent Bulletin A 129(a)
correction/cancellation of the mention of the inventor R 19(2),(3)
languages A 14(8)(a)
mention of the grant of a Eur. pat. A 97(4); R 51(8a)
mention of the publication of the European search report R 50(1)
European Patent Convention
accession A 166
amendments A 10(2)(c)
application A 173
certified true copies A 178(1)
denunciation A 174
disputes between Contracting States concerning application and interpretation A 173
duration A 171
entry into force A 169
initial contribution A 170
integral parts A 164(1)
interpretation A 173, A 177(2)
languages A 177
notifications A 178
provisions prevailing A 164(2)
ratification A 165
revision A 172
signature A 165
territorial field of application A 168
transmission A 178
European Patent Office A 10-25
administrative services R 12(2)
administrative structure R 12
as designated Office A 150(3), A 153; R 107
as elected Office A 156; R 107
as organ of the EPOrg A 4(2)(a)
as receiving Office A 151; R 104
branch A 6(2), A 10(2)(b)
communications with the authorities of the Contracting States R 97
departments A 15
exchanges of information between the EPOff and the central industrial property offices A 130
field of activity A 162
instances R 9ff
internal administrative instructions A 10(2)(a)
international preliminary examination A 155; R 105
International Searching Authority A 154; R 105
languages A 14
organisation R 8ff
President A 5(2), A 10; ProPrIm 13
seat A 6(2)
special departments A 143
sub-offices A 7; ProCen I(1)(c), ProCen I(3), ProCen V(1),(2)
Vice-Presidents A 10(3), A 11(2); R 12(3)
European Patent Organisation A 4, A 5ff
agreement between the International Patent Institute and the ~ ProCen I
archives ProPrIm 2
budget A 40(1), A 42, A 46, A 47, A 48
disputes between the ~ and employees A 13
documents ProPrIm 1, ProPrIm 2
duties in respect of goods ProPrIm 5, ProPrIm 6
establishment A 4(1)
financial obligations A 126
financial provisions A 37ff
immunities A 8; ProPrIm
legal status A 5
liability A 9
official activities ProPrIm 3(4)
organs A 4(2)
own resources A 38
premises ProPrIm 1
privileges A 8; ProPrIm
procedural instruments ProPrIm 1(3)
proper administration of justice ProPrIm 20
property A 5(2); ProPrIm 3(2),(3)
representation A 5(3)
revenue A 37(d), A 40(1), A 49(1),(2)
seat A 6(1)
social security scheme ProPrIm 18
task A 4(3)
taxes ProPrIm 4, ProPrIm 16
transfer of goods and provision of services ProPrIm 7
European patent specification
declaration of priority in the published ~ R 38(6)
languages A 14(7)
mention of the inventor R 18(1)
new A 102(3)(b),(4), A 103; R 62
translation A 65
European qualifying examination A 134(2)(c),(8)
European search report A 92, A 157(1); R 44-47
comments by the applicant A 96(1); R 51(1)
content R 44
extended ~ R 44a
fees RFees 10
international search report takes the place of the ~ A 157(1)
language of the proceedings R 44(5)
mention of the publication of the ~ in the European Patent Bulletin R 50(1)
observations by the applicant, see comments by the applicant
publication A 16, A 93(2); R 49, R 50
where the invention lacks unity R 46, R 112
evidence
conservation of ~ R 75
language R 1(3)
not submitted in due time A 114(2); R 71a(1)
by the examining division R 51, R 52
restrictions affecting ~ A 162(2)
- see international preliminary ~
examination as to formal requirements A 16, A 91; R 9(3), R 40-43
examination by the EPOff of its own motion A 114
examination fee A 94(2); RFees 2(6), (7), RFees 12
reduction R 107(2); RFees 12(2)
refund RFees 10b
examination on filing A 16, A 90(1),(2); R 39-43
examination procedure A 94ff; R 13, R 51, R 90
examining divisions
allocation of duties R 9(1)
appeals lying from decisions of the ~ A 21(1),(3), A 106(1)
as a department charged with the procedure A 15(c)
decisions A 97, A 153(2); R 51(6), R 68, R 75(4)
organisation R 12(1)
responsibilities A 18(1), A 25, A 153(2); R 9(2)
exhibitions
certificate of ~ R 23, R 107(1)(h)
displaying inventions at ~ A 55(1)(b), A 55(2)
expenditure of the EPOrg
authorisation A 43
cover A 37
examination A 49(1)
provisional budget A 47
shown in the budget A 42
unforeseeable ~ A 44
experts
access to biological material R 28(4),(5),(9)
assisting the Administrative Council A 26(2)
commissioning R 73
immunities A 8; ProPrIm 12, ProPrIm 15, ProPrIm 17
reimbursement of expenses R 74(2),(3)
taking of evidence A 117; R 72, R 99(5)
testimony and statements R 76
to give evidence R 72
extension A 76(1), A 100(c), A 123(2),(3), A 138(1)(c),(d)
extracts see Register of European Patents
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