Chapter V – The European patent specification
Rule 7497
Certificate for a European patent
|
16th edition: this version presents the text in force on 1 July 2020. |
As soon as the specification of the European patent has been published, the European Patent Office shall issue to the proprietor of the patent a certificate for a European patent. The President of the European Patent Office shall prescribe the content, form and means of communication of the certificate and determine the circumstances in which an administrative fee is payable.
97See decision of the President of the EPO, OJ EPO 2013, 416 and the notice from the EPO, OJ EPO 2013, 418.