摘要
欧洲专利公约（EPC）是一个自治的、为整个欧盟成员国提供专利授予的法律系统的多国条约。通过欧洲专利局（EPO），该公约提供了一个经由单一而协调的程序授予欧洲专利的法律框架。
The European Patent Convention [EPC） is a multilateral treaty that provides an autonomous legal system for granting patents valid throughout the European Union （EU）.It provides a legislative framework for granting European patents via a single, harmonised procedure under the European Patent Office IEPO）.
