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The decisions of the European Patent Office may only be based on grounds or evidence on which the parties concerned have had an opportunity to present their comments.
What is EPC 113?
This is Article 113 from the EPC (Europäisches Patentübereinkommen), which is part of the legal framework governing the Unified Patent Court in Europe.
Legal Text
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The European Patent Office shall examine and decide upon the European patent application or the European patent only in the text submitted to it, or agreed, by the applicant or the proprietor of the patent.
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This legal text is from the official EPC framework governing the Unified Patent Court.
Reference: EPC 113 (Article 113)