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European Patent Convention

Overview

Convention on the Grant of European Patents
(European Patent Convention)

16th edition: this version presents the text in force on 1 July 2020.

of 5 October 1973

as revised by the Act revising Article 63 EPC of 17 December 1991

and the Act revising the EPC of 29 November 20001

Preamble

Part IGeneral and institutional provisionsArt. 1 – Art. 51

Part IISubstantive patent lawArt. 52 – Art. 74

Part IIIThe European patent applicationArt. 75 – Art. 89

Part IVProcedure up to grantArt. 90 – Art. 98

Part VOpposition and limitation procedureArt. 99 – Art. 105c

Part VIAppeals procedureArt. 106 – Art. 112a

Part VIICommon provisionsArt. 113 – Art. 134a

Part VIIIImpact on national lawArt. 135 – Art. 141

Part IXSpecial agreementsArt. 142 – Art. 149a

Part XInternational applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty – Euro-PCT applicationsArt. 150 – Art. 158 

Part XITransitional Provisions (deleted)

Part XIIFinal provisionsArt. 164 – Art. 178

1The new text of the Convention adopted by the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation by decision of 28 June 2001 (see OJ EPO 2001, Special edition No. 4, p. 55) has become an integral part of the Revision Act of 29 November 2000 under Article 3(2), second sentence, of that Act

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