TY - GEN AB - The Annotated European Patent Convention reproduces the complete text of the European Patent Convention, the Implementing Regulations, two Protocols and the Rules relating to Fees in the form in which they are in force on 15 November 2017.The notes to each individual article and rule of the Convention provide a commentary on the text of the law, explaining the interpretation of each paragraph. The notes give a short indication of important issues having a bearing on the interpretation of the law. They include references to case law up to 15 November 2017 and the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office, edition November 2017. The notes give the transitional provisions from the EPC 1973 to the EPC 2000 where they are still relevant. The reader is referred to the 14th edition of this book for provisions of the EPC 1973 which may still be applicable to specific cases; the EPC 1973 is not included in this book. AU - Visser, Derk, CN - KJC2723.32 CN - KJC2723.3 2000 ET - 25th revised edition. ID - 27998 KW - Patents (International law) KW - Patents KW - Patent laws and legislation KW - PATENTS : EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION KW - EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION LA - eng N2 - The Annotated European Patent Convention reproduces the complete text of the European Patent Convention, the Implementing Regulations, two Protocols and the Rules relating to Fees in the form in which they are in force on 15 November 2017.The notes to each individual article and rule of the Convention provide a commentary on the text of the law, explaining the interpretation of each paragraph. The notes give a short indication of important issues having a bearing on the interpretation of the law. They include references to case law up to 15 November 2017 and the Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office, edition November 2017. The notes give the transitional provisions from the EPC 1973 to the EPC 2000 where they are still relevant. The reader is referred to the 14th edition of this book for provisions of the EPC 1973 which may still be applicable to specific cases; the EPC 1973 is not included in this book. SN - 9789041195517 T1 - The annotated European Patent Convention. TI - The annotated European Patent Convention. ER -