Section 78(3)

The incidents referred to in subsection (1) above in relation to an application for a European patent (UK) are as follows:— any declaration of priority made in connection with the application under the European Patent Convention shall be treated for the purposes of this Act as a declaration made under section 5(2) above; where a period of time relevant to priority is extended under that convention, the period of twelve months allowed under section 5(2A)(a) above shall be so treated as altered correspondingly; where the date of filing an application is re-dated under that convention to a later date, that date shall be so treated as the date of filing the application; the application, if published in accordance with that convention, shall, subject to subsection (7) and section 79 below, be so treated as published under section 16 above; any designation of the inventor under that convention or any statement under it indicating the origin of the right to a European patent shall be treated for the purposes of section 13(3) above as a statement filed under section 13(2) above; registration of the application in the register of European patents shall be treated as registration under this Act.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04