Chapter IV

The Administrative Council shall be composed of the Representatives and the alternate Representatives of the Contracting States. Each Contracting…

The Administrative Council shall elect a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman from among the Representatives and alternate Representatives of the…

When there are at least eight Contracting States, the Administrative Council may set up a Board composed of five of its members.

Meetings of the Administrative Council shall be convened by its Chairman.

The World Intellectual Property Organization shall be represented at the meetings of the Administrative Council, in accordance with an agreement…

The languages used in the deliberations of the Administrative Council shall be English, French and German.

The European Patent Office shall place at the disposal of the Administrative Council, and of any committee established by it, such staff, premises…

The Administrative Council shall be competent to amend:

The right to vote in the Administrative Council shall be restricted to the Contracting States.

The Administrative Council shall take its decisions, other than those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, by a simple majority of the Contracting…

In respect of the adoption or amendment of the Rules relating to Fees and, if the financial contribution to be made by the Contracting States would…

A European patent application may be transferred or give rise to rights for one or more of the designated Contracting States.

An assignment of a European patent application shall be made in writing and shall require the signature of the parties to the contract.

A European patent application may be licensed in whole or in part for the whole or part of the territories of the designated Contracting States.

Unless this Convention provides otherwise, the European patent application as an object of property shall, in each designated Contracting State and…