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European Patent Convention (EPC 1973)

A revised version of the European Patent Convention entered into force on 13 December 2007. The provisions of the revised Convention apply unless the transitional provisions provide for the applicability of the EPC 1973.

EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION 1973 - Table of Contents

CONVENTION

PART III - APPLICATION FOR EUROPEAN PATENTS

Chapter I - Filing and requirements of the European patent application

Article 85 - The abstract

Article 86 - Renewal fees for European patent applications

Article 85

The abstract

Art. 78
R. 33, 35, 47, 49

The abstract shall merely serve for use as technical information; it may not be taken into account for any other purpose, in particular not for the purpose of interpreting the scope of the protection sought nor for the purpose of applying Article 54, paragraph 3.

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