S.L. 417.5 Art. 6Effects of a European patent application.

(1) A European patent application, designating Malta and which has been accorded a filing date, shall be equivalent to a regular national application, where appropriate, with the priority claimed for the European patent application and whatsoever the outcome of such application may be.

(2) A published European patent application designating Malta shall confer the protection conferred under article 27 by virtue of article 28 of the Act as from the date of its publication by the European Patent Office.