Germany

Regulation on the Procedure in Patent Matters before the German Patent and Trademark Office (Patent Ordinance of September 1, 2003, as amended by Article 1 of the Ordinance of May 26, 2011)

Year of current version:	2011
Date of entry into force of original text:	October 15, 2003
Date of Text (Issued):	September 1, 2003
Type of Text:	Implementing Rules/Regulations
Subject Matter:	IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions)
Available Texts:
German	Verordnung zum Verfahren in Patentsachen vor dem Deutschen Patent- und Markenamt (Patentverordnung - PatV, vom 1. September 2003, die zuletzt durch Artikel 1 der Verordnung vom 26. Mai 2011 )
Related Legislation:	Relates to Patent Law (as amended by the Law of July 31, 2009) (DE116)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Patent Regulations (Patent Ordinance of September 1, 2003, as amended by Article 2 of the Ordinance of December 17, 2004) (DE152)
WIPO Lex No.:	DE147