European Patent Convention
Article 120
Time limits

The Implementing Regulations shall specify:

(a)the time limits which are to be observed in proceedings before the European Patent Office and are not fixed by this Convention;

(b)the manner of computation of time limits and the conditions under which time limits may be extended;

(c)the minima and maxima for time limits to be determined by the European Patent Office.

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