关于授予欧洲专利的公约(欧洲专利公约)十

欧洲专利公约实施细则【标题】欧洲专利公约实施细则【分类】知识产权【时效性】有效【颁布时间】欧洲专利公约实施细则（１９７３年１０月５日公布；１９８１年６月４日最新修订）经欧洲专利组织管理委员会先后于１９７７年１０月２０日、１９７８年２月２４日、１９７８年１２月２１日、１９７９年１１月３０日、１９８０年１２月１１日和１９８１年６月４日修订。

（欧洲专利局公报第１／７８期第１２页和以后各页；第３／７８期第１９８页和以后各页；第１／７９期第５、第６页；第１１－１２／７８期第４４７页和以后各页；第１／８１期第３页和以后各页；第７／８１期）第一部分适用于公约第一部分的条款第一章欧洲专利局的正式语言第一条在书面手续中不使用正式语言的规定第二条在口头程序中不使用正式语言的规定第三条正式语言的改变第四条专利分案申请的语言第五条译本的证明第六条期限和费用的减收第七条专利申请译本的法律效力第二章欧洲专利局的机构第八条专利分类第九条一级机构的职责范围第十条二级机构的职责范围第十一条二级机构工作程序的规定第十二条欧洲专利局管理机构第二部分适用本公约第二部分的条款第一章申请人或专利权人无资格的规定第十三条审查程序的中止第十四条对撤回欧洲专利申请的限制第十五条提出新的欧洲专利申请的资格第十六条依据判决作出欧洲专利权的部分转让第二章发明人的署名第十七条发明人的指定第十八条指定发明人姓名的公布第十九条更正发明人的指定第三章在登记簿上登记转让、许可和其他权利第二十条转让登记第二十一条许可证及其他权利的登记第二十二条许可证的特别说明登记第四章展出证明第二十三条展出证明书第三部分适用于本公约第三部分的条款第一章专利申请的提交第二十四条总则第二十五条专利分案申请的提交及条件第二章专利的申请第二十六条专利的请求第二十七条说明书的内容第二十八条涉及微生物的申请文件的写法第二十八条之二微生物的重新保藏第二十九条权利要求书内容和形式第三十条权利要求的不同类别第三十一条应当缴纳费用的权利要求第三十二条附图的格式第三十三条文摘的内容和形式第三十四条禁止内容第三十五条关于提交申请文件的总则第三十六条申请后提交的文件第三章年费第三十七条年费的缴纳第四章优先权第三十八条优先权声明及文件第四部分适用本公约第四部分的条款第一章受理处的审查第三十九条受理审查后的通知第四十条某些形式条件的审查第四十一条申请文件内容的补正第四十二条发明人的最后指定第四十三条附图的遗漏或迟交第二章欧洲专利申请的检索报告第四十四条检索报告的内容第四十五条不完全的检索第四十六条发明缺少单一性检索报告第四十七条文摘的确定内容第三章欧洲专利申请的公布第四十八条公布的技术准备第四十九条专利申请及检索报告的公开形式第五十条公布的通知第四章审查部的审查第五十一条审查程序第五十二条向共同申请人批准欧洲专利第五章欧洲专利说明书第五十三条欧洲专利说明书的形式第五十四条欧洲专利证书第五部分适用于本公约第五部分的条款第五十五条异议书的内容第五十六条不能受理的异议书的驳回第五十七条异议审查的准备第五十八条异议审查第五十九条证明文件的提交第六十条异议程序的自行继续第六十一条专利的转让第六十一条之二异议程序中提交的文件第六十二条欧洲专利新说明书在异议程序中的形式第六十二条之二欧洲新专利证书第六十三条费用第六部分适用于本公约第六部分的条款第六十四条申诉书的内容第六十五条不能受理的申诉书的驳回第六十六条上诉审查第六十七条上诉费的退回第七部分适用于本公约第七部分的条款第一章欧洲专利局的决定和通知第六十八条决定的形式第六十九条权利丧失的通知第七十条欧洲专利局通知书的形式第二章口头程序和审理第七十一条传讯参加口头程序第七十二条欧洲专利局的审理第七十三条专家委员会第七十四条审理费第七十五条证据的保留第七十六条口头程序的记录和审理第三章通知第七十七条关于通知的总则第七十八条经邮局通知第七十九条直接通知第八十条公布通知第八十一条通知代理人和代表人第八十二条通知的缺陷第四章期限第八十三条期限的计算第八十四条期限的长短第八十五条期限的顺延第八十五条之一交费期限的延长第八十五条之二请求审查的延长期限第五章修改和更正第八十六条专利申请文件的修改第八十七条不同国家的不同权利要求书、说明书和附图第八十八条对申请文件中错误的修改第八十九条对决定书中错误的修改第六章程序的中止第九十条程序的中止第七章放弃强制性收回第九十一条放弃强制性收回第八章情报的公布第九十二条在欧洲专利局登记簿上登记第九十三条非公开查阅文档第九十四条公众查阅的方式第九十五条文档中有关情报的通告第九十五条之二文档的保存第九十六条欧洲专利局的其他出版物第九章法律与管理的协调第九十七条欧洲专利局与缔约国行政当局的联系第九十八条向缔约国法院、主管当局或其中间人查阅文档第九十九条委托程序第十章代表人第一百条共同代表人的指定第一百零一条委托书第一百零二条登记代理人名单的修改第八部分适用本公约第八、第十、第十一部分的条款第一百零三条变更的公告第一百零四条欧洲专利局的受理资格第一百零四条之二欧洲专利局作为国际检索单位或国际初步审查单位资格第一百零四条之三欧洲专利局作为指定局的资格第一百零五条对审查的限制第一百零六条过渡期间登记代理人名单的修改第一百零六条之二过渡期间本实施细则第十条第二款所指的机构欧洲专利公约实施细则第一部分适用于本公约第一部分的条款第一章欧洲专利局的正式语言第一条在书面程序中不使用语言的规定（１）提出异议者和参加异议程序的第三者都可使用欧洲专利局一种正式语言制定的文件。

《欧洲专利公约》中文版关于授予欧洲专利的公约(欧洲专利公约)(1973年10月5日公布,1978年12月21日修订)前言本版包括欧洲专利公约、按第一百六十四条第一款规定作为本公约组成部份的实施细则和集中化议定书，以及收费规定。

根据欧洲专利组织行政委员会依本公约第三十三条第一段所作的决定迄今为止进行的修改，在本段中已予考虑。

上述修改涉及下列各条款:欧洲专利公约部份:第一百五十三条第三款(欧洲专利局官方公报第1/79号第3页)。

实施细则部份:第二条第六款;第六条第一款;第二十八条第三款;第三十一条第三款;第三十六条第一、第二款;第三十七条新第二款之二、第三款;第三十八条第四款;第四十一条第一款;第四十四条第五款;第四十六条第一款;第五十一条第四款;第五十六条第二款;第五十八条第五款;新第六十一条第二款;新第六十二条第二款;第九十条，德文本第一款(c)项;第九十二条，第一款(f)项和(h)项;第九十四条，第二款;新第九十五条第二款;第一百?一条第四款;第一百零四条;新第一百零四条第二款;新第一百?四条第三款;第一百?六条，第一款(a)项，新第二款之二;第四款;(欧洲专利局官方公报第1/78号12页及下页)新第一百?六条第二款;第八十五条，第一款(法文本);第二十六条第二款(c)项(英文本及法文本);第三十二条第二款(a)项;第三十五条第六款;(欧洲专利局官方公报第1/79号第5、第6页)收费规定部份:第五条第一款(d)项;第六条第二款;(欧洲专利局官方公报第5/78号，第299页)为了供内部和公众使用，欧洲专利局曾出版用英、德、法三种语言写的三个文件版本。

上述三种版本都可以凭信。

欧洲专利局一九七九年五月目录绪言第一编一般的和组织机构的规定第一章一般规定第一条授予专利的欧洲法律第二条欧洲专利第三条地域的效力第四条欧洲专利组织第二章欧洲专利组织第五条法律地位第六条所在地第七条欧洲专利局的支局第八条特权和豁免权第九条责任第三章欧洲专利局第十条领导第十一条高级职员的任命第十二条公职的义务第十三条本组织与欧洲专利局职员之间的争议第十四条欧洲专利局的语言第十五条履行程序的各部门第十六条受理处第十七条检索部第十八条审查部第十九条异议部第二十条法律部第二十一条申诉委员会第二十二条扩大申诉委员会第二十三条委员会成员的独立性第二十四条回避和异议第二十五条技术意见第四章行政委员会第二十六条委员组成第二十七条主席第二十八条执委会第二十九条会议第三十条观察员的出席第三十一条行政委员会使用的语言第三十二条人员、房屋和设备第三十三条在某些情况下行政委员会的权限第三十四条表决权第三十五条表决规则第三十六条选票比例第五章财务规定第三十七条花费的负担第三十八条本组织自己的收入第三十九条缔约国关于欧洲专利年费应缴的款项第四十条收费和交款等级,,特别会费第四十一条预付款第四十二条预算第四十三条开支的授权第四十四条未能预见的支出的拨款第四十五条会计年度第四十六条预算的准备和通过第四十七条临时预算第四十八条预算的执行第四十九条帐目的审计第五十条财务条例第五十一条收费规则第二编专利实体法第一章授予专利权的条件第五十二条可以取得专利的发明第五十三条不能取得专利的发明第五十四条新颖性第五十五条无损害的公开第五十六条创造性第五十七条产业上的应用第二章有权申请取得欧洲专利的人??发明人的记载第五十八条有权提出欧洲专利申请第五十九条多数申请人第六十条取得欧洲专利的权利第六十一条无权取得欧洲专利的人提出的欧洲专利申请第六十二条发明人的记载权第三章欧洲专利及欧洲专利申请的效力第六十三条欧洲专利权的期限第六十四条欧洲专利授予的权利第六十五条欧洲专利说明书的译文第六十六条欧洲专利申请和本国的申请相等第六十七条公布后的欧洲专利申请授予的权利第六十八条撤销欧洲专利的效力第六十九条保护的范围第七十条欧洲专利申请或欧洲专利说明书的正式文本第四章欧洲专利申请作为产权的客体第七十一条权利的转移和构成第七十二条转让第七十三条契约性许可第七十四条适用的法律第三编欧洲专利申请第一章欧洲专利申请的提出和条件第七十五条欧洲专利申请的提出第七十六条欧洲专利分案申请第七十七条欧洲专利申请的转递第七十八条对欧洲专利申请的要求第七十九条对缔约国的指定第八十条申请日第八十一条发明人的指明第八十二条发明的单一性第八十三条发明的公开第八十四条权利要求书第八十五条文摘第八十六条欧洲专利申请的年费第二章优先权第八十七条优先权第八十八条要求优先权第八十九条优先权的效力第四编审批程序第九十条申请时的审查第九十一条形式审查第九十二条作出欧洲专利的检索报告第九十三条欧洲专利申请的公布第九十四条请求审查第九十五条可以提出审查请求的期限的延长第九十六条欧洲专利申请的审查第九十七条驳回申请或授予专利第九十八条欧洲专利说明书的公布第五编异议程序第九十九条异议第一百条异议的理由第一百零一条对异议的审查第一百零二条欧洲专利的撤销或维持第一百零三条欧洲专利新说明书的公布第一百零四条费用第一百零五条推定侵权人的参予第六编申诉程序第一百零六条可以申诉的决定第一百零七条有权提出申诉和参加程序的人申诉第一百零八条申诉的期限和形式第一百零九条中间修改第一百一十条对申诉的审查第一百一十一条关于申诉的决定第一百一十二条扩大委员会的决定或意见第七编共同性条款第一章程序方面的共同性条款第一百一十三条决定的依据第一百一十四条欧洲专利局自行审查第一百一十五条第三者的意见第一百一十六条口头听审程序第一百一十七条取证第一百一十八条欧洲专利申请或欧洲专利的统一性第一百一十九条通知第一百二十条期限第一百二十一条欧洲专利申请的继续审理第一百二十二条宽限第一百二十三条修正第一百二十四条关于国家专利申请的情报第一百二十五条一般性原则的参照第一百二十六条财政义务的终止第二章向公众或官方机构提供情报第一百二十七条欧洲专利登记簿第一百二十八条案卷的查阅第一百二十九条定期出版物第一百三十条情报交流第一百三十一条行政的与法律的合作第一百三十二条交换出版物第三章代理第一百三十三条关于代理的一般原则第一百三十四条专业代理人第八编对国家法的影响第一章转换为国家专利申请第一百三十五条国家程序申请请求第一百三十六条请求的提交及转送第一百三十七条转换的形式要求第二章撤销和在先权第一百三十八条撤销原因第一百三十九条先日权或同日权第三章对国家法的其它影响第一百四十条国家的实用新型和实用证书第一百四十一条欧洲专利年费第九编特别协定第一百四十二条单一专利第一百四十三条欧洲专利局的专门机构第一百四十四条驻在专利机构的代表第一百四十五条行政委员会的特别委员会第一百四十六条执行特别任务用的支付第一百四十七条单一专利年费的支付第一百四十八条欧洲专利申请作为产权的客体第一百四十九条共同指定第十编依照专利合作条约规定的国际申请第一百五十条专利合作条约的国际申请第一百五十一条欧洲专利局作为受理局第一百五十二条国际申请的提交和转送第一百五十三条欧洲专利局作为指定局第一百五十四条欧洲专利局作为国际检索单位第一百五十五条欧洲专利局作为国际初步审查单位第一百五十六条欧洲专利局作为选定局第一百五十七条国际检索报告第一百五十八条国际申请的公布及欧洲专利局提交第十一编过渡性条款第一百五十九条过渡时期的行政委员会第一百六十条过渡时期职员的任命第一百六十一条第一个会计年度第一百六十二条逐步扩大欧洲专利局的工作范围第一百六十三条过渡时期的专业代理人第十二编最终条款第一百六十四条实施细则与议定书第一百六十五条签字,,批准书第一百六十六条加入第一百六十七条保留第一百六十八条适用的地域第一百六十九条生效第一百七十条首次会费第一百七十一条公约有效期第一百七十二条修订第一百七十三条关于缔约国之间的争议第一百七十四条退出第一百七十五条已获得权利的保留第一百七十六条已终止为公约成员国的财政权利和义务第一百七十七条公约的语言第一百七十八条转送与通知绪言缔约各国，希望加强欧洲各国之间关于发明保护的合作;希望用单一的专程授予程序并且制定管理这样授予的专利的某些标准规则，在这些国家获得这样的保护;希望为了达到上述目的，缔结一项建立欧洲专利组织的公约，成为1883年3月20日在巴黎签订、最后在1967年7月14日修改的保护工业产权公约第十九条所称的特别议定和6月19日签订的专利合作条约第四十五条第一款所称的区域性专利条约;议定如下:第一编一般的组织机构的规定第一章一般规定第一条授予专利的欧洲法律本公约制定了各缔约国共同遵守的授予发明专利的法律制度。

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•TextsSelect Language▼Table of Contentshttp://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/ text.jsp?file_id=126545/zcfg/flfg /zl/gjty/200804/t20080415_378 153.html•PART 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 language of the proceedings in written proceedings第一条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 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 10Presidium 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 Appeal and 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 person 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 designationof 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■Chapter 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 applications■Rule 23aPrior application as state of the art■Chapter VI Biotechnological inventions ■Rule 23bGeneral and definitions■Rule 23cPatentable biotechnological inventions■Rule 23dExceptions to patentability■Rule 23eThe human body and its elements•PART 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■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 sequences■Rule 28Deposit of biological material第二十八条涉及微生物的申请文件的写法■Rule 28aNew 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 documents第三十八条优先权声明及文件■Rule 38aIssuing priority documents •PART 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 requirements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 report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 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 REGULATIONS TO PART V OF 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 patent■Rule 58Examination of opposition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 specification 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 65Rejection 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 VII IMPLEMENTINGREGULATIONS 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■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 proceedings ■Rule 72Taking of evidence by the 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 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 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 documents■Rule 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 VAmendments 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 89Correction 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■Rule 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 preservation 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 98Inspection 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 professional representatives第一百零二条登记代理人名单的修改•PART VIII IMPLEMENTING 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 CONVENTION■Rule 104The European Patent Office as a receiving 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 106The national fee■Rule 107The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office —Requirements for entry into the European phase■Rule 108Consequences of non-fulfilment of certain requirements■Rule 109Amendment of the application ■Rule 110Claims incurring fees Consequence of non-payment■Rule 111Examination of certain formal requirementsby the European Patent Office■Rule 112Consideration of unity by the European Patent Office Implementing Regulations to the Conventionon the Grant of European Patents*(of 5 October 1973 as last amended by Decision of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisationof 13 December 2001) CONTENTSRule Part I: Implementing Regulations to Part I of the ConventionChapter I: Languages of the European Patent Office Derogations 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 4 Certification of translations 5 Time limits and reduction of fees 6Legal authenticity of the translation of the European patent application 7Chapter II: Organisation of the European Patent OfficePatent classification 8 Allocation of duties to the departments of the first instance 9Presidium of the Boards of Appeal 10Business 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 notentitledSuspension of proceedings 13 Limitation of the option towithdraw 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 17 Publication of the mention of the inventor 18Rectification of the designation of an inventor 19Chapter III: Registering transfers, licences and other rightsRegistering a transfer 20 Registering of licences and other rights 21Special indications for the registration of a licence 22 Chapter IV: Certification of exhibitionCertificate of exhibition 23 Chapter V: Prior European applicationsPrior application as state of the art 23aChapter VI: Biotechnological inventionsGeneral and definitions 23b Patentable biotechnological inventions 23c Exceptions to patentability 23d The human body and itselements 23ePart III: Implementing Regulations to Part III of the ConventionChapter I: Filing of the European patent application General provisions 24 Provisions for European divisional applications 25 Chapter II: Provisions governing the application Request for grant 26Content of the description 27 Requirements of European patent applications relating to nucleotide and amino acid sequences 27aDeposit of biological material 28New deposit of biological material 28aForm and content of claims 29 Unity of invention 30Claims incurring fees 31Form of the drawings 32Form and content of the abstract 33Prohibited matter 34General provisions governing the presentation of the application documents 35 Documents filed subsequently 36Chapter III: Renewal fees Payment of renewal fees 37Chapter IV: Priority Declaration of priority andpriority documents 38Issuing priority documents 38a Part IV: Implementing Regulations to Part IV of the ConventionChapter I: Examination by the Receiving Section Communication following the examination on filing 39 Examination for certain physical requirements 40Rectification of deficiencies in the application documents 41 Subsequent identification of the inventor 42Late-filed or missing drawings 43Chapter II: European search reportContent of the European search report 44Incomplete search 45 European search report where the invention lacks unity 46 Definitive content of the abstract 47Chapter III: Publication of the European patent application Technical preparations for publication 48Form of the publication of European patent applications and European search reports 49 Information about publication 50Chapter IV: Examination by the Examining Division Examination procedure 51 Grant of the European patent todifferent applicants 52Chapter V: The European patent specificationTechnical preparations for 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 56 Preparation of the examination of the opposition 57 Amendment of the European patent 57aExamination of opposition 58 Requests for documents 59 Continuation 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 for a European patent 62aCosts 63Part VI: Implementing Regulations to Part VI of the ConventionContent of the notice of appeal 64Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible 65Examination of appeals 66 Reimbursement of appeal fees 67Part VII: Implementing Regulations to Part VII of the ConventionChapter I: Decisions and communications of the European Patent OfficeForm of decisions 68Noting of loss of rights 69 Signature, name, seal 70 Chapter II: Oral proceedings and taking of evidence Summons to oral proceedings 71Preparation of oral proceedings 71aTaking of evidence by the European Patent Office 72 Commissioning of experts 73 Costs of taking of evidence 74 Conservation of evidence 75 Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence 76 Chapter III: Notifications General provisions on notifications 77Notification by post 78 Notification by delivery by hand 79Public notification 80 Notification to representatives81Irregularities in the notification 82Chapter IV: Time limits Calculation of time limits 83 Duration of time limits 84Late receipt of documents 84a Extension of time limits 85 Period of grace for payment of fees 85aPeriod of grace for the filing of the request for examination 85b Chapter V: Amendments and correctionsAmendment of the European patent application 86Different claims, description and drawings for different States 87Correction of errors in documents filed with the European Patent Office 88 Correction of errors in decisions 89Chapter VI: Interruption of proceedingsInterruption of proceedings 90 Chapter VII: Waiving of enforced recovery procedures Waiving of enforced recovery procedures 91Chapter VIII: Information to the publicEntries in the Register ofEuropean Patents 92Parts of the file not for inspection 93Procedures for the inspection of files 94Communication of information contained in the files 95 Constitution, maintenance and preservation of files 95a Additional publications by the European Patent Office 96 Chapter IX: Legal and administrative co-operation Communications between the European Patent Office and the authorities of the Contracting States 97Inspection of files by or via courts or authorities of the Contracting States 98 Procedure for letters rogatory 99 Chapter X: Representation Appointment of a common representative 100 Authorisations 101 Amendment of the list of professional representatives 102 Part VIII: Implementing Regulations to Part VIII of the ConventionInformation to the public in the event of conversion 103Part IX: Implementing Regulations to Part X of the ConventionThe European Patent Office as a receiving Office 104The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority or International Preliminary Examining Authority 105The national fee 106The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office —Requirements for entry into the European phase 107 Consequences of non-fulfilment of certain requirements 108 Amendment of the application 109Claims incurring fees Consequence of non-payment 110Examination of certain formal requirements by the European Patent Office 111 Consideration of unity by the European Patent Office 112 PART IIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSTO PART I OF THE CONVENTIONChapter 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第一条在书面程序中不使用语言的规定(1) In written proceedingsbefore the European Patent Office any party may use any official language of the European Patent Office. The translation referred to in Article 14, paragraph 4,1 may be filed in any official language of the European Patent Office.（１）提出异议者和参加异议程序的第三者都可使用欧洲专利局一种正式语言制定的文件。

欧洲议会通过关于欧洲单一专利的条例草案德国华孙专利律师和律师事务所德国专利律师、欧洲商标和外观设计律师2012年12月11日，位于斯特拉斯堡的欧洲议会通过了两个关于欧洲单一专利（Unitary Patent）的条例草案，进一步扫清了在欧盟25国（除意大利和西班牙外的所有欧盟成员国）统一获得专利保护的障碍。

这两个条例草案一个是有关单一专利的保护，另一个是有关单一专利的语言机制，它们与统一专利法院公约一起组成了实现单一专利的法律文件基础。

这两个条例将在2014年1月1日或在统一专利法院公约生效后被适用，以两者中在后的日期为准。

统一专利法院公约的生效需要至少13个欧盟成员国（包括法国、德国和英国）批准加入该公约。

欧盟委员会希望在2014年4月，第一个单一专利可以被授权。

欧洲单一专利也是按照欧洲专利公约（E PC）获得授权的欧洲专利。

其申请、审查和授权程序和传统欧洲专利是一样的。

但在授权后，自授权公告起一个月内，权利人可以请求获得欧洲单一专利，以在参与的25个成员国内具备统一效力，而不需要像现在一样分别去各个成员国生效。

单一专利的年费也将集中由欧专局管理，而不是像现在一样在授权之后分别由各个成员国的专利局管理。

翻译费用是目前传统的欧洲专利在授权之后去成员国生效的一笔不小的费用，特别是如果希望在很多欧洲国家获得专利保护的话，翻译费用可能会成为专利权人一项很大的费用支出。

在欧洲单一专利实行后，高质量的机器翻译将能够自动呈现专利的内容。

欧专局P atent Translate服务（和Google合作开发）目前已经能够提供英语和其它13种欧洲语言（包括丹麦语、荷兰语、德语、芬兰语、法语、希腊语、匈牙利语、意大利语、挪威语、波兰语、葡萄牙语、西班牙语和瑞典语）之间的即时互译，涵盖了超过90%的已获授权的欧洲专利（特别值得一提的是，该服务自2012年12月6日起也提供英语和中文的专利文献自动互译）。

至2014年底，Patent Translate服务将能够提供欧专局38个成员国的语言的翻译，包括欧盟27个成员国。

专利与知识产权保护的国际规则和条约在全球化的背景下，知识产权保护成为了国际社会共同关注的问题。

专利作为知识产权的一种形式，其在促进科技创新和保护创新成果方面发挥着重要作用。

为了确保专利和知识产权的有效保护，各国间制定了一系列的国际规则和条约。

本文将介绍一些重要的国际规则和条约，并分析其对专利与知识产权保护的影响。

一、世界知识产权组织(WIPO)世界知识产权组织是联合国的一个专门机构，致力于推动全球知识产权保护的国际合作。

其重要的国际条约包括《专利合作条约》(PCT)、《商标法律体系化条约》(MPL)和《版权法律体系化条约》(CPL)等。

这些条约的签署和执行，为专利和知识产权的国际保护提供了重要的法律依据。

《专利合作条约》是专利国际合作的核心文件，其目的是简化专利申请程序，降低成本，并提高专利保护的国际标准。

通过该条约，申请人可以凭一份国际申请同时申请多个国家或地区的专利，并且在国际阶段获得专利审查报告，从而可以更好地决定是否继续在特定国家或地区展开专利申请。

二、巴黎公约和经合组织(OECD)巴黎公约是1883年成立的第一个涉及知识产权保护的国际组织，旨在协调和统一各国对于工业产权的保护。

该公约的最重要内容是建立了巴黎公约局，负责协助各国间实施公约规定。

根据公约规定，申请人只需在一个巴黎公约国家申请专利，就可以在其他巴黎公约国家享受同等的优先权。

经合组织(OECD)的成员国基于对知识经济的共同关注，制定了一系列的合作机制和规则，致力于保护知识产权并促进创新。

这些合作机制和规则为知识产权的国际保护提供了重要指导，并加强了各国间的合作与交流。

三、TRIPS协定TRIPS协定是1994年成立的世界贸易组织(WTO)的一部分，也是全球最重要的知识产权协定之一。

该协定的核心目标是促进知识产权的保护和推动知识产权在全球范围内的自由交易。

根据TRIPS协定，各成员国应制定适当的法律措施，保护专利权利人的权益，并确保知识产权的有效执行和保护。

欧洲专利局欧洲专利局1973年10月5日，16个欧洲国家在慕尼黑签订旨在加强欧洲国家间发明保护合作的《欧洲专利公约》(EPC)，并根据该公约成立欧洲专利公约组织。

EPC允许根据申请人的要求将欧洲专利的保护扩展到所有缔约方。

1977年10月7日，EPC正式生效，并据此建立了欧洲专利局(EPO)这一政府间机构。

欧洲专利组织下设行政管理委员会和EPO。

行政管理委员会为欧洲专利公约组织的立法机构，主要职能是批准EPO局长提出的预算及其执行草案，修改与收费有关的实施条例和细则。

欧盟有权以观察员身份参加行政管理委员会会议。

一、职能EPO是欧洲专利组织的执行机构，主要职能是负责各成员国申请人提交的欧洲专利申请的审批工作，其建立以EPC为法律基础，活动受行政管理委员会监督。

EPO的建立是欧洲经济和政治一体化的产物，其宗旨是维护成员国的利益、促进创新、竞争和经济增长。

1978年6月1日，EPO受理第一件专利申请。

1980年，EPO授权首件专利。

专利受理量的逐年增长反映出EPO的快速发展和壮大。

1979年，EPO专利受理量达到1万件，1983年突破10万件，仅9年后增至50万件。

1998年，专利受理量实现第一个100万件。

截至目前，EPO已有34个成员国(见表1)和4个延伸国(阿尔巴尼亚、波斯尼亚与黑塞哥维那、马其顿共和国以及塞尔维亚)。

随着挪威和克罗地亚于2008年1月1日的加入，EPO 的授权专利在38个欧洲国家(包括34个缔约国及4个延伸国)生效，覆盖人口逾5.6亿。

表1 EPO成员国一览表国家国别代码加入日期国家国别代码加入日期奥地利AT1979年冰岛IS2004年比利时BE1977年意大利IT1978年保加利亚BG2002年列支敦士登1977年瑞士CH1977年立陶宛LT2004年塞浦路斯CY1998年卢森堡LU1977年捷克CZ2002年拉脱维亚LV2005年德国DE1977年摩纳哥MC1991年丹麦DK1990年马耳他MT2007年爱沙尼亚EE2002年荷兰NL1977年西班牙ES1986年波兰PL2004年芬兰FI1996年挪威NO2008年法国FR1977年葡萄牙PT1992年英国GB1977年罗马尼亚RO2002年希腊GR1986年瑞典SE1978年匈牙利HU2003年斯洛文尼亚SI2002年克罗地亚HR2008年斯洛伐克SK2002年爱尔兰IE1992年土耳其TR2000年。

2011年12月海峡法学Dec.2011第4期（总第50期）Cros s-strait Legal Science No.4(Sum NO.50)略论《欧洲专利公约》在澳门适用的问题刘耀强*（澳门大学法学院，中国澳门999078）摘要：澳门现行《工业产权法律制度》源于葡萄牙，由于在澳门回归我国前，葡萄牙于1992年加入《欧洲专利公约》，因此通过对该公约在澳门的适用问题从专利保护的客体、专利申请及专利的延伸及《欧洲专利公约》适用的存续性等层面进行探讨，期望能对加强粤港澳在知识产权方面的合作以及对澳门特区政府已启动的修订《工业产权法律制度》的工作具有启发的意义。

关键词：欧洲专利公约；澳门；工业产权；法律制度中图分类号：D927.659.34；D950.34文献标识码：A文章编号：1674-8557（2011）04-0058-07澳门虽然地少自然资源缺乏，经济结构过度单一，以致在知识产权技术发展方面对比邻近地区都较慢，但随着赌权开放所带来经济增长的飙升，知识产权方面的保护以及法律的完善，已成为商业贸易经营者所追求的目标，特别是自两岸的经济交往有了一个新的突破以来，澳门可以作为两岸之间以致面向东盟、欧盟及葡语系国家知识产权贸易经济的其中一道跳板。

本文只是简单介绍及探讨澳门的专利法律制度与《欧洲专利公约》在澳门适用的问题，希望借此有助于构建中国知识产权区际合作的蓝图以及为澳门政府在修订《工业产权法律制度》程序作初步的探讨。

一、澳门《工业产权法律制度》的立法背景澳门受葡萄牙管治已有超过400多年的历史，根据澳门历史档案室现存的数据显示，早于1900年前，已有澳门商人根据当时的法例和专有法规，申请进行商标登记，但由于当时的法律条文文本到现在已所存无几，即使属澳门立法会存盘的法例档案室，也没有完整版本，这只能从零散的条文中作出整合而已。

然而，涉及专利的个案例子并未在当时的政府宪报出现。

[1]在澳门现存的法律资料中，最早一部完整规范工业产权的法规要算葡国1940年8月24日第30679号命令核准的《工业产权法典》，但该法典并未在澳门公布。

专利保护的地域范围和国际申请在全球化的趋势下，专利保护变得越来越重要。

随着企业的国际化经营和科技的快速发展，专利不仅仅是保护创新成果的工具，同时也成为了企业竞争力的核心。

然而，专利的保护范围和国际申请方式对于企业和个人来说都是一项复杂的任务。

本文将探讨专利保护的地域范围以及国际申请的相关事项。

一、专利的地域范围专利的地域范围指的是专利权所具有的法律保护范围。

一般来说，专利权的保护范围限于授予专利的国家或地区范围内。

即使在国际上对专利的保护进行了协调，但每个国家仍然根据自己的法律规定来保护专利权。

1.国家专利保护专利权的保护范围主要限于授予专利的国家或地区。

不同国家的专利法规定不尽相同，因此，取得在一个国家或地区的专利并不能保护你的发明在其他国家的利用。

因此，如果你希望在多个国家范围内保护你的发明创造，就需要进行国际专利申请。

2.地区专利保护除了国家范围内的专利保护，一些地区也建立了专利保护的共同体，例如欧洲专利组织（EPO）和非洲知识产权组织（ARIPO）。

在这些地区范围内获得专利保护，将使你的发明得到更广泛的保护，并降低了成本和申请的复杂性。

二、国际申请的方式为了在多个国家或地区范围内保护专利权，国际申请是一种常见的方式。

以下是两种主要的国际申请方式。

1.《巴黎公约》专利申请《巴黎公约》是国际专利申请和保护方面的重要国际协议。

根据《巴黎公约》的规定，你可以通过在申请日后的12个月内在其他参加公约的国家提交同样的专利申请，以便在这些国家或地区获得相对优先权。

这种类型的国际申请被称为优先权申请，减少了在不同国家申请专利的时间和成本。

2.专利合作条约(PCT)申请专利合作条约（PCT）是为了便利申请人在多个国家之间进行专利申请而设立的国际机构。

根据PCT，你可以通过一次申请，获得在多个PCT成员国内的相对优先权。

然而，PCT本身并不授予专利，它仅为专利的国际申请提供了一种统一的程序。

在选择国际申请方式时，需要考虑申请费用、程序复杂性以及适用法律等因素。

欧洲专利文献及相关信息检索概述欧洲专利文献及相关信息检索是一项重要的任务，以帮助研究人员、发明家和公司寻找并了解他们感兴趣的专利和相关信息。

它可以提供有关特定专利文件、技术领域、发明人、发明者、公司等的详细信息，以促进创新和技术转移。

在欧洲，欧洲专利公约（EPC）是专利的主要法律框架。

根据EPC，欧洲专利局（EPO）负责审查和授予欧洲专利。

因此，在进行欧洲专利文献检索时，EPO的专利数据库是一个重要的信息源。

为了进行欧洲专利文献检索，可以使用EPO官方提供的专利数据库，即欧洲专利网（Espacenet）。

该数据库包含了来自全球各地的专利文献，包括欧洲专利、国际专利、美国专利等。

通过使用Espacenet，用户可以进行关键字搜索、分类号搜索、申请人搜索、发明人搜索等，以找到与其研究领域相关的专利。

在进行欧洲专利文献检索时，需要考虑以下几个关键因素：1. 关键字搜索：使用与所需专利或技术领域相关的关键字进行搜索，以便找到相关的专利文献。

2. 分类号搜索：欧洲专利分类系统（ECLA）是对专利文献进行分类的标准。

通过使用适当的分类号，可以收集特定技术领域的专利。

3. 申请人/发明人搜索：如果研究人员知道某个特定的申请人或发明人，可以使用其姓名进行搜索，以找到相关专利。

4. 相关文献搜索：在找到一个重要的专利之后，可以使用其引用文献和引用该专利的文献功能，以找到相关的专利文献。

除了Espacenet之外，还有其他一些商业专利数据库可以提供欧洲专利和相关信息的检索服务。

其中一些数据库包括Derwent Innovations Index，Patbase，Thomson Innovation等。

这些数据库可能提供更高级和特殊的搜索功能，以及其他额外的工具和分析功能。

总之，欧洲专利文献及相关信息检索是一个复杂但有用的工具，可以帮助研究人员和企业发现新的技术和专利。

通过运用适当的关键字搜索、分类号搜索、申请人/发明人搜索和相关文献搜索，可以更有效地找到所需的专利和相关信息。

欧洲专利公约文章属性•【缔约国】•【条约领域】知识产权•【公布日期】1973.10.05•【条约类别】公约•【签订地点】正文欧洲专利公约（1973年10月5日签署，1978年12月21日、1994年12月13日和1995年10月20日修改）目录第Ⅰ部分一般和组织机构的规定第Ⅰ章总则第1条授予专利的欧洲法律第2条欧洲专利第3条地域的效力第4条欧洲专利组织第Ⅱ章欧洲专利组织第5条法律地位第6条所在地第7条欧洲专利局的分办事处第8条特权和豁免权第9条责任第Ⅲ章欧洲专利局第10条管理第11条高级职员的任命第12条任职的义务第13条本组织与欧洲专利局职员之间的争议第14条欧洲专利局的语言第15条程序的负责部门第16条受理处第17条各检索部第18条各审查部第19条各异议部第20条法律部第21条各申诉委员会第22条扩大申诉委员会第23条委员会成员的独立性第24条回避和异议第25条技术意见第Ⅳ章行政委员会第26条成员第27条主席第28条理事会第29条会议第30条观察员的出席第31条行政委员会的语言第32条人员、房屋和设备第33条行政委员会在某些情况下的权限第34条表决权第35条表决规则第36条选票的加权第Ⅴ章财务规定第37条花费的开支第38条本组织自己的资源第39条缔约国关于欧洲专利续展费应缴的款项第40条费用标准和缴纳；特别财政捐款第41条预付款第42条预算第43条支出的授权第44条未能预见的支出的拨款第45条会计期间第46条预算的编制和通过第47条临时预算第48条预算的实施第49条账目的审计第50条财务条例第51条关于费用的规则第Ⅱ部分专利实体法第Ⅰ章可享专利性第52条可享专利的发明第53条可享专利性的例外第54条新颖性第55条不具有损害性的公开第56条创造性第57条产业上的应用第Ⅱ章有权申请和取得欧洲专利的人；发明人的署名第58条提出欧洲专利申请的权利第59条多数申请人第60条取得欧洲专利的权利第61条无权取得欧洲专利的人提出的欧洲专利申请第62条发明人的署名权第Ⅲ章欧洲专利及欧洲专利申请的效力第63条欧洲专利的期限第64条欧洲专利授予的权利第65条欧洲专利说明书的译文第66条欧洲申请与本国申请等同第67条欧洲专利申请公布后授予的权利第68条欧洲专利撤销的效力第69条保护范围第70条欧洲专利申请或欧洲专利的作准文本第Ⅳ章欧洲专利申请作为产权的客体第71条移转和权利的构成第72条转让第73条协议许可第74条适用的法律第Ⅲ部分欧洲专利申请第Ⅰ章欧洲专利申请的提交和对申请的要求第75条欧洲专利申请的提交第76条欧洲专利分案申请第77条欧洲专利申请的转送第78条对欧洲专利申请的要求第79条缔约国的指定第80条申请日第81条发明人的姓名第82条发明的单一性第83条发明的公开第84条权利要求书第85条摘要第86条欧洲专利申请的续展费第Ⅱ章优先权第87条优先权第88条要求优先权第89条优先权的效力第Ⅳ部分审批程序第90条申请提交时的审查第91条形式要求的审查第92条欧洲检索报告的作出第93条欧洲专利申请的公布第94条请求审查第95条提交审查请求的期间的延长第96条欧洲专利申请的审查第97条拒绝或授权第98条欧洲专利说明书的公布第Ⅴ部分异议程序第99条异议第100条异议的理由第101条对异议的审查第102条欧洲专利的撤销或维持第103条欧洲专利新说明书的公布第104条费用第105条推定侵权人的参加第Ⅵ部分申诉程序第106条可以申诉的决定第107条有权提出申诉和成为申诉程序当事人的人第108条申诉的期限和形式第109条中间修改第110条对申诉的审查第111条对申诉的决定第112条扩大申诉委员会的决定或意见第Ⅶ部分共同规定第Ⅰ章程序方面的共同规定第113条决定的根据第114条欧洲专利局自动进行审查第115条第三方的评述第116条口头程序第117条采取证据第118条欧洲专利申请或欧洲专利的统一性第119条通知第120条期限第121条欧洲专利申请的进一步处理第122条恢复原状第123条修改第124条关于国家专利申请的信息第125条参考一般原则第126条财政义务的终止第Ⅱ章向公众或官方机构提供信息第127条欧洲专利登记簿第128条文档的查阅第129条定期出版物第130条信息交换第131条行政的和法律的合作第132条出版物的交换第Ⅲ章代理第133条代理的一般原则第134条职业代理人第Ⅷ部分对国家法律的影响第Ⅰ章转换为国家专利申请第135条适用国家程序的请求第136条请求的提交和转送第137条转换的形式要求第Ⅱ章撤销和在先权利第138条撤销的理由第139条在先日期或同一日期的权利第Ⅲ章其他效力第140条国家的实用新型和实用证书第141条欧洲专利的续展费第Ⅸ部分特别协定第142条单一专利第143条欧洲专利局的特别部门第144条在特别部门的代理第145条行政委员会的特别委员会第146条完成特别任务花费的开支第147条关于单一专利的续展费的缴纳第148条欧洲专利申请作为产权的客体第149条共同指定第Ⅹ部分依照专利合作条约提出的国际申请第150条专利合作条约的适用第151条欧洲专利局作为受理局第152条国际申请的提交和转送第153条欧洲专利局作为指定局第154条欧洲专利局作为国际检索单位第155条欧洲专利局作为国际初步审查单位第156条欧洲专利局作为选定局第157条国际检索报告第158条国际申请的公XXX向欧洲专利局提供第Ⅺ部分过渡性规定第159条过渡期间的行政委员会第160条过渡期间职员的任用第161条第一个会计期间第162条欧洲专利局活动领域的逐步扩大第163条过渡期间的职业代理人第Ⅻ部分最后规定第164条实施细则和各议定书第165条签字一批准书第166条加入第167条保留第168条适用的地域第169条生效第170条首次捐款第171条公约的有效期间第172条修订第173条缔约国之间的争议第174条退出第175条既得权利的保留第176条前缔约国的财政权利和义务第177条公约的语言第178条送达和通知各缔约国，渴望加强欧洲各国之间关于发明保护的合作，渴望在这些国家，这种保护可以通过单一的专利授予程序，借助于制定有关这样授予的专利的某些标准规则而获得，为达到上述目的，渴望缔结一项公约，该公约规定建立欧洲专利组织，并成为1883年3月20日在巴黎签订、最后在1967年7月14日修改的保护工业产权公约第19条所称的专门协定，和1970年6月19日签订的专利合作条约第45条第1款所称的地区专利条约，议定如下：第Ⅰ部分一般和组织机构的规定第Ⅰ章总则第1条授予专利的欧洲法律本公约制定各缔约国①（注①：目前有17个缔约国：奥地利、比利时、瑞士、德国、丹麦、西班牙、法国、联合王国、希腊、爱尔兰、意大利、列支敦土登、卢森堡、摩纳哥、荷兰、葡萄牙和瑞典。

epc欧洲专利公约EPC（欧洲专利公约）是一个旨在促进欧洲地区专利保护和创新的法律框架。

该公约于1973年签署，旨在统一欧洲各国的专利法律，以避免重复申请和提供更高水平的专利保护。

EPC的签署国家包括欧洲联盟成员国以及其他几个欧洲国家。

这意味着一项由EPC保护的专利不仅在欧盟内部有效，还可向其它签约国申请专利法律保护。

EPC的最大优势之一是简化了专利申请和审查程序。

按照EPC的规定，通过在欧洲专利局（European Patent Office）提交一份统一的专利申请，申请人即可在多个签约国获得保护。

这减少了重新递交申请的需要和费用。

与此同时，EPC也确保了专利审查的质量和一致性。

欧洲专利局通过审查申请文件，对发明的新颖性、创造性和工业适用性进行评估。

这有助于防止低质量的专利被授予，保护整个市场的利益。

而要获得EPC的专利保护，首先需要确保发明是新颖且具有工业应用。

此外，发明还必须满足创造性的要求，即不仅仅是当下已知技术的延伸或简单的改进。

这意味着发明必须在技术领域中具有创新性，是前所未有的。

在申请EPC专利时，申请人需要向欧洲专利局提交详细的申请文件，包括清晰的发明描述、技术背景、附图和权利要求等。

这些文件对于专利审查至关重要，因为它们为专利局提供了评估专利保护是否合理的依据。

一旦EPC专利被授予，专利持有人可以享受多个签约国的权利和保护。

这为企业创新提供了广阔的市场，鼓励他们在欧洲范围内开展业务和投资。

然而，EPC还须解决一些挑战。

尽管旨在统一欧洲各国的专利法律，但实际上每个国家还是可以通过国家法律规定相应的专利制度、诉讼程序和费用等。

这使得在实际操作中，欧洲专利保护的成本和复杂性可能仍然存在差异。

在未来，EPC还有进一步完善的空间。

例如，加强申请人在专利审查过程中的权益保护，加强专利审查员的培训，以提高审查的质量和一致性。

另外，与国际专利组织的合作，也有助于更好地保护欧洲的专利利益。

总而言之，EPC的实施为欧洲地区的专利保护和创新提供了重要的法律框架。

关于欧洲发明专利的异议程序在全球化的市场竞争中，知识产权尤其是专利是科技型企业的矛和盾。

为了获得优势地位，企业之间在专利领域的竞争异常激烈。

以中国企业为例，当其进入海外市场时，常会遇到被诉专利侵权的问题。

解决该问题的一个办法是，挑战专利的稳定性。

鉴于不同国家、地区的法律实践不尽相同，本文仅对挑战欧洲发明专利稳定性的方法之一进行简要的说明。

众所周知，根据中国专利法的规定，任何人均可以通过无效宣告请求程序请求宣告授权专利无效。

那么，对于欧洲发明专利，如何挑战授权专利的稳定性呢？一种途径是，公众依据欧洲发明专利的各个生效国国内法规定，在各个生效国分别提出无效请求。

但该途径需要分别在各个国家进行无效，费用较高，不是最佳的方法。

相比之下，采用欧洲专利公约规定的异议程序对授权发明专利的稳定性发起挑战，则对请求人更为有利。

以下是对该异议程序的简要介绍。

另外，欧洲异议程序和中国的无效宣告请求程序有诸多不同之处，在本文中仅对其重要的区别点进行简要对比。

一、异议程序的含义欧洲专利公约和其实施细则均没有给出“异议”的定义。

根据欧专局审查指南D部分第1章第1节的规定，公众可以基于欧洲专利公约第100条提到的一个或多个理由对授权欧洲发明专利提出异议，异议是任何人（但不包括专利所有人）获得对错误授权专利的限制或撤销的手段。

二、对哪些发明专利可以提出异议除了可以对仍然有效的发明专利提起异议外，即使一项欧洲发明专利在所有指定的缔约国均被放弃或失效，仍然可以对该发明专利提起异议。

只不过，对这类特殊发明专利提起异议时，欧专局会向异议请求人发出告知其该发明专利已被放弃或失效的通知，如果异议请求人在两个月内递交继续进行的请求，则该异议程序将会继续。

相比之下，即使中国无效宣告请求人针对已被放弃或失效的专利提出异议，专利局也不会特意发出通知告知请求人该专利的特殊状态，而是和有效专利采用相同的程序。

三、谁可以提出异议如前述，除了专利所有人之外的其他人均可以提出异议。

修订授予欧洲专利的公约(欧洲专利公约)的文件文章属性•【缔约国】•【条约领域】知识产权•【公布日期】2000.11.29•【条约类别】其他•【签订地点】慕尼黑正文修订授予欧洲专利的公约（欧洲专利公约）的文件（1973年10月5日签订，1991年12月17日、2000年11月29日修改）欧洲专利公约各缔约国，考虑到欧洲各国在欧洲专利公约基础上的合作以及按照该公约建立的授予专利的单一程序，对欧洲法律和经济的一体化作出了重要的贡献，希望为进一步发展欧洲专利制度奠定基础，以更有效地促进欧洲的创新和经济增长，渴望按照专利制度日益国际化的性质，使欧洲专利公约适应自缔结以来所发生的技术和法律的发展，兹议定如下：第一条对欧洲专利公约的修订欧洲专利公约修订如下：1．在第4条之后增加新的第4a条：第4a条缔约国部长会议各缔约国负责专利事务的部长至少应当每5年集会一次，讨论有关本组织和有关欧洲专利制度的问题。

2．第11条修改如下：第11条高级职员的任命（1）欧洲专利局局长由行政委员会任命。

（2）各副局长应当由行政委员会在与欧洲专利局局长商议后任命。

（3）各申诉委员会和扩大申诉委员会的成员，包括主席在内，由行政委员会根据欧洲专利局局长的建议任命。

上述人员可以由行政委员会在与欧洲专利局局长商议后再次任命。

（4）行政委员会应当对第1款至第3款所述的职员行使纪律处分权。

（5）行政委员会在与欧洲专利局局长磋商后，也可以任命缔约国国家法院或者准司法机关的具有法律资格的成员为扩大申诉委员会的成员；他们可以继续在国家一级的司法活动。

他们的任期为3年，可以再次任命。

3．第14条修改如下：第14条欧洲专利局、欧洲专利申请和其他文件的语言（1）欧洲专利局的正式语言为英语、法语和德语。

（2）提出欧洲专利申请应当使用正式语言之一，或者，如果是使用任何其他语言提出的，应当根据实施细则译为正式语言之一。

在欧洲专利局的全部程序中，此种译文可以修改，使其与原提交的申请保持一致。

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html•PART 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第一条在书面手续中不使用正式语言的规定■Rule 2Derogations from the provisions concerning the language of 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 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 10Presidium 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 REGULATIONS TO PART II OF THE CONVENTION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 person 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 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■Chapter 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 applications■Rule 23aPrior application as state of the art■Chapter VIBiotechnological inventions■Rule 23bGeneral and definitions■Rule 23cPatentable biotechnological inventions ■Rule 23dExceptions to patentability■Rule 23eThe human body and its elements•PART IIIIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO 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■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 sequences■Rule 28Deposit of biological material第二十八条涉及微生物的申请文件的写法■Rule 28aNew 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 documents第三十八条优先权声明及文件■Rule 38aIssuing priority documents •PART IVIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO 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 requirements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 report 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 第四十八条公布的技术准备■Rule 49Form of the publication of European patent applicationsand 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■Chap ter 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 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 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 patent■Rule 58Examination of opposition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 specification 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 TO PART 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 65Rejection 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 TO PART 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■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 proceedings■Rule 72Taking of evidence by the 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 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 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 documents■Rule 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 VAmendments 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 89Correction 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■Rule 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 preservation 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 ContractingStates第九十七条欧洲专利局与缔约国行政当局的联系■Rule 98Inspection 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 professional representatives第一百零二条登记代理人名单的修改•PART VIIIIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO 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 REGULATIONS TO PART X OF THE CONVENTION■Rule 104The European Patent Office as a receiving 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 or International Preliminary Examining Authority第一百零五条对审查的限制■Rule 106The national fee■Rule 107The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office —Requirements for entry into the European phase■Rule 108Consequences of non—fulfilment of certain requirements■Rule 109Amendment of the application■Rule 110Claims incurring feesConsequence of non—payment■Rule 111Examination of certain formal requirementsby the European Patent Office■Rule 112Consideration of unity by the European Patent OfficeImplementing 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 of 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 4 Certification of translations 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 10Business 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 of proceedings 13Limitation of the option to withdraw the European patent application 14Filing of a new European patentapplication 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 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 exhibitionCertificate of exhibition 23Chapter V：Prior European applicationsPrior application as state of the art 23a Chapter VI：Biotechnological inventionsGeneral and definitions 23bPatentable biotechnological inventions 23cExceptions to patentability 23dThe human body and its elements 23ePart III: Implementing 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 patent 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 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 the 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 43Chapter 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 publication 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 for 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 opposition 57Amendment of the European patent 57a Examination 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 for a European patent 62aCosts 63Part VI：Implementing Regulations to Part VI of the ConventionContent of the notice of appeal 64Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible 65Examination of appeals 66 Reimbursement of appeal fees 67Part VII：Implementing Regulations to Part VII of the ConventionChapter I：Decisions and communications of the European Patent OfficeForm of decisions 68Noting of loss of rights 69Signature，name, seal 70Chapter II: Oral proceedings and taking of evidenceSummons to oral proceedings 71Preparation of oral proceedings 71aTaking of evidence by the European Patent Office 72Commissioning of experts 73Costs of taking of evidence 74Conservation of evidence 75Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence 76Chapter III：Notifications General provisions on notifications 77Notification by post 78Notification by delivery by hand 79 Public notification 80Notification to representatives 81 Irregularities in the notification 82 Chapter IV：Time limits Calculation of time limits 83Duration of time limits 84Late receipt of documents 84a Extension of time limits 85Period of grace for payment of fees 85aPeriod of grace for the filing of the request for examination 85bChapter V：Amendments and correctionsAmendment of the European patent application 86Different claims, description anddrawings for different States 87Correction of errors in documents filed with the European Patent Office 88Correction of errors in decisions 89 Chapter VI：Interruption of proceedings Interruption of proceedings 90Chapter VII：Waiving of enforced recovery proceduresWaiving of enforced recovery procedures 91Chapter VIII：Information to the publicEntries in the Register of European Patents 92Parts of the file not for inspection 93 Procedures for the inspection of files 94Communication of information contained in the files 95Constitution, maintenance and preservation of files 95aAdditional publications by the European Patent Office 96 Chapter IX: Legal and administrative co—operationCommunications between the European Patent Office and the authorities of the Contracting States 97Inspection of files by or via courts or authorities of the Contracting States 98Procedure for letters rogatory 99Chapter X: RepresentationAppointment of a common representative 100Authorisations 101Amendment of the list of professional representatives 102Part VIII：Implementing Regulations to Part VIII of the ConventionInformation to the public in the event of conversion 103Part IX: Implementing Regulations to Part X of the ConventionThe European Patent Office as a receiving Office 104The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority orInternational Preliminary Examining Authority 105The national fee 106The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office —Requirements for entry into the European phase 107Consequences of non-fulfilment of certain requirements 108Amendment of the application 109Claims incurring feesConsequence of non—payment 110Examination of certain formal requirements by the European Patent Office 111Consideration of unity by the European Patent Office 112PART IIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART I OF THE CONVENTION 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 language of the proceedings in written proceedings第一条在书面程序中不使用语言的规定（1) In written proceedings before the European Patent Office any party may use any official language of the European Patent Office. The translation referred to in Article 14, paragraph 4，1 may be filed in any official language of the European Patent Office.（１）提出异议者和参加异议程序的第三者都可使用欧洲专利局一种正式语言制定的文件.如上述为第十四条第二款所指人员之一的可以在规定时间内用欧洲专利局正式语言翻译文件。

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 •TextsSelect Language▼Table of Contentshttp://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/t ext.jsp?file_id=126545/zcfg/flfg /zl/gjty/200804/t20080415_378153 .html•PART 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 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 10Presidium 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 person 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 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■Chapter 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 applications■Rule 23aPrior application as state of the art■Chapter VIBiotechnological inventions■Rule 23bGeneral and definitions■Rule 23cPatentable biotechnological inventions■Rule 23dExceptions to patentability■Rule 23eThe human body and its elements •PART 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■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 sequences■Rule 28Deposit of biological material第二十八条涉及微生物的申请文件的写法■Rule 28aNew 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 documents第三十八条优先权声明及文件■Rule 38aIssuing priority documents •PART 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 requirements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 report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第四十八条公布的技术准备■Rule 49Form of the publication of European patent applicationsand 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 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 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 patent ■Rule 58Examination of opposition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 specification 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 TO PART 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 65Rejection 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 TO PART 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■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 proceedings ■Rule 72Taking of evidence by the 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 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 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 documents■Rule 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 VAmendments 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 89Correction 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■Rule 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 preservation 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 98Inspection 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 professional 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 CONVENTION■Rule 104The European Patent Office as a receiving Office第一百零四条欧洲专利局的受理资格■R ule 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 106The national fee■Rule 107The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office —Requirements for entry into the European phase■Rule 108Consequences of non-fulfilment of certain requirements■Rule 109Amendment of the application■Rule 110Claims incurring fees Consequence of non-payment■Rule 111Examination of certain formal requirementsby the European Patent Office■Rule 112Consideration of unity by the European Patent OfficeImplementing 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 Convention Chapter I: Languages of the European Patent Office Derogations 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 translations 5 Time 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 thedepartments of the first instance 9Presidium of the Boards of Appeal 10Business 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 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 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 22 Chapter IV: Certification of exhibition Certificate 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: Implementing Regulations to Part III of the Convention Chapter 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 patent 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 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 the ConventionChapter I: Examination by the Receiving SectionCommunication following the examination on filing 39 Examination for certain physical requirements 40Rectification of deficiencies in the application documents 41 Subsequent identification of the inventor 42Late-filed or missing drawings 43Chapter II: European search reportContent of the European search report 44Incomplete search 45European search report where the invention lacks unity 46 Definitive content of the abstract 47Chapter III: Publication of the European patent application Technical preparations for publication 48 Form of the publication 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 for publication and form of the specification of the European patent 53Certificate for a European patent 54Part V: Implementing Regulations to Part V of the Convention Content of the notice of opposition 55Rejection of the notice of opposition as inadmissible 56 Preparation of the examination of the opposition 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 60 Transfer of the European patent 61 Documents in opposition proceedings 61aForm of the new specification of the European patent in opposition proceedings 62New certificate for a Europeanpatent 62aCosts 63Part VI: Implementing Regulations to Part VI of the Convention Content of the notice of appeal 64 Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible 65Examination of appeals 66 Reimbursement of appeal fees 67 Part VII: Implementing Regulations to Part VII of the Convention Chapter I: Decisions and communications of the European Patent OfficeForm of decisions 68Noting of loss of rights 69 Signature, name, seal 70Chapter II: Oral proceedings and taking of evidenceSummons to oral proceedings 71 Preparation of oral proceedings 71aTaking of evidence by the European Patent Office 72Commissioning of experts 73 Costs of taking of evidence 74 Conservation of evidence 75 Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence 76Chapter III: Notifications General provisions on notifications 77Notification by post 78 Notification by delivery by hand 79 Public notification 80Notification to representatives 81Irregularities in the notification 82Chapter IV: Time limitsCalculation of time limits 83Duration of time limits 84Late receipt of documents 84aExtension of time limits 85Period of grace for payment of fees 85aPeriod of grace for the filing of the request for examination 85bChapter V: Amendments and correctionsAmendment of the European patent application 86Different claims, description and drawings for different States 87Correction of errors in documents filed with the European Patent Office 88Correction of errors in decisions 89Chapter VI: Interruption of proceedingsInterruption of proceedings 90Chapter VII: Waiving of enforced recovery proceduresWaiving of enforced recovery procedures 91Chapter VIII: Information to the publicEntries in the Register of European Patents 92Parts of the file not for inspection 93Procedures for the inspection of files 94Communication of information contained in the files 95 Constitution, maintenance and preservation of files 95a Additional publications by the European Patent Office 96 Chapter IX: Legal and administrative co-operation Communications between the European Patent Office and the authorities of the Contracting States 97Inspection of files by or via courts or authorities of the Contracting States 98Procedure for letters rogatory 99Chapter X: RepresentationAppointment of a common representative 100Authorisations 101Amendment of the list of professional representatives 102 Part VIII: Implementing Regulations to Part VIII of the ConventionInformation to the public in the event of conversion 103Part IX: Implementing Regulations to Part X of the ConventionThe European Patent Office as a receiving Office 104The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority or International Preliminary Examining Authority 105The national fee 106The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office —Requirements for entry into the European phase 107Consequences of non-fulfilment of certain requirements 108 Amendment of the application 109 Claims incurring fees Consequence of non-payment 110 Examination of certain formal requirements by the European Patent Office 111Consideration of unity by the European Patent Office 112PART IIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSTO PART I OF THE CONVENTION 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第一条在书面程序中不使用语言的规定(1) In written proceedings before the European Patent Office any party may use any official language of the European Patent Office. The translation referred to in Article 14, paragraph 4,1 may be filed in any official language of the European Patent Office.（１）提出异议者和参加异议程序的第三者都可使用欧洲专利局一种正式语言制定的文件。

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•TextsSelect Language▼Table of ContentsIIMPLEMENTING 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 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 10Presidium 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 person 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 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■Chapter 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 applications■Rule 23aPrior application as state of the art■Chapter VIBiotechnological inventions■Rule 23bGeneral and definitions■Rule 23cPatentable biotechnological inventions■Rule 23dExceptions to patentability■Rule 23eThe human body and its elements•PART 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■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 sequences■Rule 28Deposit of biological material第二十八条涉及微生物的申请文件的写法■Rule 28aNew 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 documents第三十八条优先权声明及文件■Rule 38aIssuing priority documents•PART 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 requirements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 report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第四十八条公布的技术准备■Rule 49Form of the publication of European patent applicationsand 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 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 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 patent■Rule 58Examination of opposition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 specification 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 65Rejection 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■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 proceedings■Rule 72Taking of evidence by the 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 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 IV Time limits第四章期限■Rule 83Calculation 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 documents■Rule 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 VAmendments 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 89Correction 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 VII Waiving 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■Rule 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 informationcontained in the files第九十五条文档中有关情报的通告■Rule 95aConstitution, maintenance and preservation 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 98Inspection 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 professional 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 CONVENTION■Rule 104The European Patent Office as a receiving 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 106The national fee■Rule 107The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office —Requirements for entry into the European phase■Rule 108Consequences of non-fulfilment of certain requirements■Rule 109Amendment of the application■Rule 110Claims incurring feesConsequence of non-payment■Rule 111Examination of certain formal requirementsby the European Patent Office■Rule 112Consideration of unity by the European Patent OfficeImplementing 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 of 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 translations 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 10Business 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 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 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 exhibitionCertificate 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: Implementing 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 patent applications relating to nucleotide and amino acid sequences 27a Deposit of biological material 28New deposit of biological material 28aForm and content of claims 29 Unity of invention 30Claims incurring fees 31Form of the drawings 32Form and content of the abstract 33 Prohibited matter 34General provisions governing the presentation of the application documents 35Documents filed subsequently 36 Chapter III: Renewal fees Payment of renewal fees 37Chapter IV: PriorityDeclaration of priority and priority documents 38Issuing priority documents 38aPart IV: Implementing Regulations to Part IV of the 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 43Chapter II: European search report Content 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 publication 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 for 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 opposition 57Amendment of the European patent 57a Examination 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 for a European patent 62aCosts 63Part VI: Implementing Regulations to Part VI of the ConventionContent of the notice of appeal 64 Rejection of the appeal asinadmissible 65Examination of appeals 66 Reimbursement of appeal fees 67Part VII: Implementing Regulations to Part VII of the ConventionChapter I: Decisions and communications of the European Patent OfficeForm of decisions 68Noting of loss of rights 69 Signature, name, seal 70Chapter II: Oral proceedings and taking of evidenceSummons to oral proceedings 71Preparation of oral proceedings 71aTaking of evidence by the European Patent Office 72Commissioning of experts 73Costs of taking of evidence 74 Conservation of evidence 75Minutes of oral proceedings and of taking of evidence 76Chapter III: NotificationsGeneral provisions on notifications 77Notification by post 78 Notification by delivery by hand 79 Public notification 80Notification to representatives 81Irregularities in the notification 82Chapter IV: Time limitsCalculation of time limits 83Duration of time limits 84Late receipt of documents 84aExtension of time limits 85Period of grace for payment of fees 85aPeriod of grace for the filing of the request for examination 85bChapter V: Amendments and correctionsAmendment of the European patent application 86Different claims, description and drawings for different States 87Correction of errors in documents filed with the European Patent Office 88Correction of errors in decisions 89Chapter VI: Interruption of proceedingsInterruption of proceedings 90Chapter VII: Waiving of enforced recovery proceduresWaiving of enforced recovery procedures 91Chapter VIII: Information to the publicEntries in the Register of European Patents 92Parts of the file not for inspection 93Procedures for the inspection of files 94Communication of information contained in the files 95Constitution, maintenance and preservation of files 95aAdditional publications by the European Patent Office 96Chapter IX: Legal and administrative co-operationCommunications between the European Patent Office and the authorities of the Contracting States 97Inspection of files by or via courts or authorities of the Contracting States 98Procedure for letters rogatory 99Chapter X: RepresentationAppointment of a common representative 100Authorisations 101Amendment of the list of professional representatives 102Part VIII: Implementing Regulations to Part VIII of the ConventionInformation to the public in the event of conversion 103Part IX: Implementing Regulations to Part X of the ConventionThe European Patent Office as a receiving Office 104The European Patent Office as an International Searching Authority or International Preliminary Examining Authority 105The national fee 106The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office —Requirements for entry into the European phase 107Consequences of non-fulfilment of certain requirements 108Amendment of the application 109Claims incurring fees Consequence of non-payment 110Examination of certain formal requirements by the European Patent Office 111Consideration of unity by the European Patent Office 112PART IIMPLEMENTING REGULATIONSTO PART I OF THE CONVENTION 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第一条在书面程序中不使用语言的规定(1) In written proceedings before the European Patent Office any party may use any official language of the European Patent Office. The translation referred to in Article 14, paragraph 4,1 may be filed in any official language of the European Patent Office.（１）提出异议者和参加异议程序的第三者都可使用欧洲专利局一种正式语言制定的文件。

欧洲专利优先权基础
欧洲专利优先权是指在申请欧洲专利时，申请人可以享受其在其他国家或地区已经申请同一发明的优先权。

这意味着，如果在申请欧洲专利前，申请人已在其他国家或地区申请了相同的专利，那么在欧洲专利申请中，该申请人将享有优先权，即其专利权将从先前的申请日期开始计算。

欧洲专利优先权制度的设立，旨在为申请人提供更多的灵活性和保护机制。

它允许申请人在不同国家或地区按照不同的时间表逐步申请专利，而无需担心在后续申请中丧失优先权。

在欧洲专利优先权的基础上，申请人可以根据自己的需求和资源进行多次申请，以逐步扩大专利的范围。

这一制度的优势在于，申请人可以先在一些较小的市场上进行测试和推广，再根据市场的反应和需求决定是否进一步申请专利。

然而，值得注意的是，欧洲专利优先权制度并不意味着申请人可以无限制地延长专利的保护期限。

根据欧洲专利公约的规定，专利权的保护期限仍然是从首次申请的日期开始计算。

因此，申请人需要在规定的时间内提交欧洲专利申请，以确保其专利权的有效性。

欧洲专利优先权制度的建立，为创新者提供了更多的选择和机会。

它使得申请人能够根据自己的实际情况和需求来决定专利的申请策略，从而最大限度地保护和发挥其创新成果的价值。

欧洲专利优先权制度为创新者提供了更灵活和有效的专利申请方式，使他们能够更好地保护和推广自己的创新成果。

在全球经济一体化和知识产权保护日益重要的背景下，欧洲专利优先权的制度在促进创新和知识产权保护方面发挥了重要的作用。