Article 102
(1) Not yet published patent applications cannot be analysed by third parties without a written permission by the applicant.
(2) Third parties who can prove that the patentee intends to use the rights provided by the application against them, can analyse the not yet published patent application without a written permission by the applicant.
(3) In case an application that is divided according to the Article 91 or a new patent application that is made according to subparagraph (b) of paragraph 3 of Article 110 are published, the previous application can be analysed by third parties before the application is published and without the applicant’s permission.
(4) Procedure and rules regarding the patent application and analysis of the patent by third parties shall be determined by a regulation.