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Rule 153 Verdrag inzake de verlening van Europese octrooien (Europees Octrooiverdrag)

REPRESENTATION

1 Where advice is sought from a professional representative in their capacity as such, all communications between the professional representative and their client or any other person, relating to that purpose and falling under Article 2 of the Regulation on discipline for professional representatives, are permanently privileged from disclosure in proceedings before the European Patent Office, unless such privilege is expressly waived by the client.

2 Such privilege from disclosure shall apply, in particular, to any communication or document relating to:

a) the assessment of the patentability of an invention;

b) the preparation or prosecution of a European patent application;

c) any opinion relating to the validity, scope of protection or infringement of a European patent or a European patent application.

Regeling
Verdrag inzake de verlening van Europese octrooien (Europees Octrooiverdrag)
Afkortingen
EOV, Europees Octrooiverdrag
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
01-06-2026
BWB-id
BWBV0003819
Versie
2026-06-01_0

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