1、European Patent Organisation (EPO)Implementing Regulations to the Convention on the Grant of European Patents (of 5 October 1973 as last amended by Decision of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation of 13 December 2001)Bibliographic Entries Texts Select LanguageTable of Conte
2、ntshttp:/www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=126545http:/ IIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSTO PART I OF THE CONVENTION第一部分 适用于公约第一部分的条款Chapter ILanguages of the European Patent Office第一章 欧洲专利局的正式语言Rule 1Derogations from the provisions concerning the languageof the proceedings in written proceedings第一条
3、在书面手续中不使用正式语言的规定Rule 2Derogations from the provisions concerning the languageof the proceedings in oral proceedings第二条 在口头程序中不使用正式语言的规定Rule 3(deleted)第三条 正式语言的改变Rule 4Language of a European divisional application第四条 专利分案申请的语言Rule 5Certification of translations第五条 译本的证明Rule 6Time limits and reduction
4、 of fees第六条 期限和费用的减收Rule 7Legal authenticity of the translation of theEuropean patent application第七条 专利申请译本的法律效力Chapter IIOrganisation of the European Patent Office第二章 欧洲专利局的机构Rule 8Patent classification第八条 专利分类Rule 9Allocation of duties to the departments of the first instance第九条 一级机构的职责范围Rule 10Pr
5、esidium of the Boards of Appeal第十条 二级机构的职责范围Rule 11Business distribution scheme for the Enlarged Board of Appealand adoption of its Rules of Procedure第十一条 二级机构工作程序的规定Rule 12Administrative structure of the European Patent Office第十二条 欧洲专利局管理机构PART IIIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSTO PART II OF THE CONVENTION
6、第二部分 适用本公约第二部分的条款Chapter IProcedure where the applicant or proprietor is not entitled第一章 申请人或专利权人无资格的规定Rule 13Suspension of proceedings第十三条 审查程序的中止Rule 14Limitation of the option to withdraw the European patent application第十四条 对撤回欧洲专利申请的限制Rule 15Filing of a new European patent applicationby the pers
7、on entitled to apply第十五条 提出新的欧洲专利申请的资格Rule 16Partial transfer of right by virtue of a final decision第十六条 依据判决作出欧洲专利权的部分转让Chapter IIMention of the inventor第二章 发明人的署名Rule 17Designation of the inventor第十七条 发明人的指定Rule 18Publication of the mention of the inventor第十八条 指定发明人姓名的公布Rule 19Rectification of the
8、 designation of an inventor第十九条 更正发明人的指定Chapter IIIRegistering transfers, licences and other rights第三章 在登记簿上登记转让、许可和其他权利Rule 20Registering a transfer第二十条 转让登记Rule 21Registering of licences and other rights第二十一条 许可证及其他权利的登记Rule 22Special indications for the registration of a licence第二十二条 许可证的特别说明登记Ch
9、apter IVCertification of exhibition第四章 展出证明Rule 23Certificate of exhibition第二十三条 展出证明书Chapter VPrior European applicationsRule 23aPrior application as state of the artChapter VIBiotechnological inventionsRule 23bGeneral and definitionsRule 23cPatentable biotechnological inventionsRule 23dExceptions
10、to patentabilityRule 23eThe human body and its elementsPART IIIIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSTO PART III OF THE CONVENTION第三部分 适用于本公约第三部分的条款Chapter IFiling of the European patent application第一章 专利申请的提交Rule 24General provisions第二十四条 总则Rule 25Provisions for European divisional applications第二十五条 专利分案申请的提交及条件
11、Chapter IIProvisions governing the application第二章 专利的申请Rule 26Request for grant第二十六条 专利的请求Rule 27Content of the description第二十七条 说明书的内容Rule 27aRequirements of European patent applicationsrelating to nucleotide and amino acid sequencesRule 28Deposit of biological material第二十八条 涉及微生物的申请文件的写法Rule 28aNe
12、w deposit of biological material第二十八条之二 微生物的重新保藏Rule 29Form and content of claims第二十九条 权利要求书内容和形式Rule 30Unity of invention第三十条 权利要求的不同类别Rule 31Claims incurring fees 第三十一条 应当缴纳费用的权利要求Rule 32Form of the drawings第三十二条 附图的格式Rule 33Form and content of the abstract第三十三条 文摘的内容和形式Rule 34Prohibited matter第三十
13、四条 禁止内容Rule 35General provisions governing the presentationof the application documents第三十五条 关于提交申请文件的总则Rule 36Documents filed subsequently 第三十六条 申请后提交的文件Chapter IIIRenewal fees第三章 年费Rule 37Payment of renewal fees第三十七条 年费的缴纳Chapter IVPriority第四章 优先权Rule 38Declaration of priority and priority documen
14、ts第三十八条 优先权声明及文件Rule 38aIssuing priority documentsPART IVIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSTO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION第四部分 适用本公约第四部分的条款Chapter IExamination by the Receiving Section第一章 受理处的审查Rule 39Communication following the examination on filing第三十九条 受理审查后的通知Rule 40Examination for certain physical requireme
15、nts第四十条 某些形式条件的审查Rule 41Rectification of deficiencies in the application documents第四十一条 申请文件内容的补正Rule 42Subsequent identification of the inventor第四十二条 发明人的最后指定Rule 43Late-filed or missing drawings第四十三条 附图的遗漏或迟交Chapter IIEuropean search report第二章 欧洲专利申请的检索报告Rule 44Content of the European search repor
16、t第四十四条 检索报告的内容Rule 45Incomplete search第四十五条 不完全的检索Rule 46European search report where the invention lacks unity第四十六条 发明缺少单一性检索报告Rule 47Definitive content of the abstract第四十七条 文摘的确定内容Chapter IIIPublication of the European patent application第三章 欧洲专利申请的公布Rule 48Technical preparations for publication第四十
17、八条 公布的技术准备Rule 49Form of the publication of European patent applications and European search reports 第四十九条 专利申请及检索报告的公开形式Rule 50Information about publication第五十条 公布的通知Chapter IVExamination by the Examining Division第四章 审查部的审查Rule 51Examination procedure第五十一条 审查程序Rule 52Grant of the European patent to
18、 different applicants第五十二条 向共同申请人批准欧洲专利Chapter VThe European patent specification第五章 欧洲专利说明书Rule 53Technical preparations for publicationand form of the specification of the European patent第五十三条 欧洲专利说明书的形式Rule 54Certificate for a European patent第五十四条 欧洲专利证书PART VIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSTO PART V OF
19、THE CONVENTION第五部分 适用于本公约第五部分的条款Rule 55Content of the notice of opposition第五十五条 异议书的内容Rule 56Rejection of the notice of opposition as inadmissible第五十六条 不能受理的异议书的驳回Rule 57Preparation of the examination of the opposition第五十七条 异议审查的准备Rule 57aAmendment of the European patentRule 58Examination of opposit
20、ion第五十八条 异议审查Rule 59Requests for documents第五十九条 证明文件的提交Rule 60Continuation of the opposition proceedingsby the European Patent Office of its own motion第六十条 异议程序的自行继续Rule 61Transfer of the European patent第六十一条 专利的转让Rule 61aDocuments in opposition proceedings第六十一条之二 异议程序中提交的文件Rule 62Form of the new sp
21、ecification of the European patent in opposition proceedings第六十二条 欧洲专利新说明书在异议程序中的形式Rule 62aNew certificate for a European patent第六十二条之二 欧洲新专利证书Rule 63Costs第六十三条 费用PART VIIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TOPART VI OF THE CONVENTION第六部分 适用于本公约第六部分的条款Rule 64Content of the notice of appeal第六十四条 申诉书的内容Rule 65Rej
22、ection of the appeal as inadmissible第六十五条 不能受理的申诉书的驳回Rule 66Examination of appeals第六十六条 上诉审查Rule 67Reimbursement of appeal fees第六十七条 上诉费的退回PART VIIIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TOPART VII OF THE CONVENTION第七部分 适用于本公约第七部分的条款Chapter IDecisions and communications of the European Patent Office第一章 欧洲专利局的决定和通知
23、Rule 68Form of decisions第六十八条 决定的形式Rule 69Noting of loss of rights第六十九条 权利丧失的通知Rule 70Signature, name, seal第七十条 欧洲专利局通知书的形式Chapter IIOral proceedings and taking of evidence第二章 口头程序和审理Rule 71Summons to oral proceedings第七十一条 传讯参加口头程序Rule 71aPreparation of oral proceedingsRule 72Taking of evidence by t
24、he European Patent Office第七十二条 欧洲专利局的审理Rule 73Commissioning of experts第七十三条 专家委员会Rule 74Costs of taking of evidence第七十四条 审理费Rule 75Conservation of evidence第七十五条 证据的保留Rule 76Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence第七十六条 口头程序的记录和审理Chapter IIINotifications第三章 通知Rule 77General provisions on
25、 notifications第七十七条 关于通知的总则Rule 78Notification by post第七十八条 经邮局通知Rule 79Notification by delivery by hand第七十九条 直接通知Rule 80Public notification第八十条 公布通知Rule 81Notification to representatives第八十一条 通知代理人和代表人Rule 82Irregularities in the notification第八十二条 通知的缺陷Chapter IVTime limits第四章 期限Rule 83Calculation
26、of time limits第八十三条 期限的计算Rule 84Duration of time limits第八十四条 期限的长短Rule 84aLate receipt of documentsRule 85Extension of time limits第八十五条 期限的顺延Rule 85aPeriod of grace for payment of fees第八十五条之一 交费期限的延长Rule 85bPeriod of grace for the filing of the request for examination第八十五条之二 请求审查的延长期限Chapter VAmendm
27、ents and corrections第五章 修改和更正Rule 86Amendment of the European patent application第八十六条 专利申请文件的修改Rule 87Different claims, description and drawings for different States 第八十七条 不同国家的不同权利要求书、说明书和附图Rule 88Correction of errors in documents filed with the European Patent Office第八十八条 对申请文件中错误的修改Rule 89Correct
28、ion of errors in decisions第八十九条 对决定书中错误的修改Chapter VIInterruption of proceedings第六章 程序的中止Rule 90Interruption of proceedings第九十条 程序的中止Chapter VIIWaiving of enforced recovery procedures第七章 放弃强制性收回Rule 91Waiving of enforced recovery procedures第九十一条 放弃强制性收回Chapter VIIIInformation to the public第八章 情报的公布Ru
29、le 92Entries in the Register of European Patents第九十二条 在欧洲专利局登记簿上登记Rule 93Parts of the file not for inspection第九十三条 非公开查阅文档Rule 94Procedures for the inspection of files第九十四条 公众查阅的方式Rule 95Communication of information contained in the files第九十五条 文档中有关情报的通告Rule 95aConstitution, maintenance and preserva
30、tion of files第九十五条之二 文档的保存Rule 96Additional publications by the European Patent Office第九十六条 欧洲专利局的其他出版物Chapter IXLegal and administrative co-operation第九章 法律与管理的协调Rule 97Communications between the European Patent Officeand the authorities of the Contracting States第九十七条 欧洲专利局与缔约国行政当局的联系Rule 98Inspecti
31、on of files by or via courts or authorities of the Contracting States 第九十八条 向缔约国法院、主管当局或其中间人查阅文档Rule 99Procedure for letters rogatory第九十九条 委托程序Chapter XRepresentation第十章 代表人Rule 100Appointment of a common representative第一百条 共同代表人的指定Rule 101Authorisations第一百零一条 委托书Rule 102Amendment of the list of pro
32、fessional representatives第一百零二条 登记代理人名单的修改PART VIIIIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSTO PART VIII OF THE CONVENTION第八部分 适用本公约第八、第十、第十一部分的条款Rule 103Information to the public in the event of conversion第一百零三条 变更的公告PART IXIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSTO PART X OF THE CONVENTIONRule 104The European Patent Office as a r
33、eceiving Office第一百零四条 欧洲专利局的受理资格Rule 105The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority orInternational Preliminary Examining Authority 第一百零五条 对审查的限制Rule 106 The national feeRule 107The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office Requirements for entry into the Europe
34、an phaseRule 108Consequences of non-fulfilment of certain requirementsRule 109Amendment of the applicationRule 110Claims incurring feesConsequence of non-paymentRule 111Examination of certain formal requirementsby the European Patent OfficeRule 112Consideration of unity by the European Patent Office
35、Implementing Regulations to the Conventionon the Grant of European Patents*(of 5 October 1973 as last amended by Decision of theAdministrative Council of the European Patent Organisationof 13 December 2001)CONTENTSRulePart I: Implementing Regulations to Part I of the ConventionChapter I: Languages o
36、f the European Patent OfficeDerogations from the provisions concerning the language of the proceedings in written proceedings 1Derogations from the provisions concerning the language of the proceedings in oral proceedings 2(deleted) 3Language of a European divisional application 4Certification of tr
37、anslations 5Time limits and reduction of fees 6Legal authenticity of the translation of the European patent application 7Chapter II: Organisation of the European Patent OfficePatent classification 8Allocation of duties to the departments of the first instance 9Presidium of the Boards of Appeal 10Bus
38、iness distribution scheme for the Enlarged Board of Appeal and adoption of its Rules of Procedure 11Administrative structure of the European Patent Office 12Part II: Implementing Regulations to Part II of the ConventionChapter I: Procedure where the applicant or proprietor is not entitledSuspension
39、of proceedings 13Limitation of the option to withdraw the European patent application 14Filing of a new European patent application by the person entitled to apply 15Partial transfer of right by virtue of a final decision 16Chapter II: Mention of the inventorDesignation of the inventor 17Publication
40、 of the mention of the inventor 18Rectification of the designation of an inventor 19Chapter III: Registering transfers, licences and other rightsRegistering a transfer 20Registering of licences and other rights 21Special indications for the registration of a licence 22Chapter IV: Certification of ex
41、hibitionCertificate of exhibition 23Chapter V: Prior European applicationsPrior application as state of the art 23aChapter VI: Biotechnological inventionsGeneral and definitions 23bPatentable biotechnological inventions 23cExceptions to patentability 23dThe human body and its elements 23ePart III: I
42、mplementing Regulations to Part III of the ConventionChapter I: Filing of the European patent applicationGeneral provisions 24Provisions for European divisional applications 25Chapter II: Provisions governing the applicationRequest for grant 26Content of the description 27Requirements of European pa
43、tent applications relating to nucleotide and amino acid sequences 27aDeposit of biological material 28New deposit of biological material 28aForm and content of claims 29Unity of invention 30Claims incurring fees 31Form of the drawings 32Form and content of the abstract 33Prohibited matter 34General
44、provisions governing the presentation of the application documents 35Documents filed subsequently 36Chapter III: Renewal feesPayment of renewal fees 37Chapter IV: PriorityDeclaration of priority and priority documents 38Issuing priority documents 38aPart IV: Implementing Regulations to Part IV of th
45、e ConventionChapter I: Examination by the Receiving SectionCommunication following the examination on filing 39Examination for certain physical requirements 40Rectification of deficiencies in the application documents 41Subsequent identification of the inventor 42Late-filed or missing drawings 43Cha
46、pter II: European search reportContent of the European search report 44Incomplete search 45European search report where the invention lacks unity 46Definitive content of the abstract 47Chapter III: Publication of the European patent applicationTechnical preparations for publication 48Form of the pub
47、lication of European patent applications and European search reports 49Information about publication 50Chapter IV: Examination by the Examining DivisionExamination procedure 51Grant of the European patent to different applicants 52Chapter V: The European patent specificationTechnical preparations fo
48、r publication and form of the specification of the European patent 53Certificate for a European patent 54Part V: Implementing Regulations to Part V of the ConventionContent of the notice of opposition 55Rejection of the notice of opposition as inadmissible 56Preparation of the examination of the opp
49、osition 57Amendment of the European patent 57aExamination of opposition 58Requests for documents 59Continuation of the opposition proceedings by the European Patent Office of its own motion 60Transfer of the European patent 61Documents in opposition proceedings 61aForm of the new specification of the European patent in opposition proceedings 62New certificate fo
