Rule 16Effect of entries

1. Subject to paragraph 2, 3 and 4 of this Rule, registrations of European Patent Attorneys on the List shall be permanent, including registrations under the transitional provisions pursuant to Rule 12.

2. Registration on the List shall cease to have effect in the event that the registered representative ceases to be a registered European Patent Attorney on the list of European Patent Attorneys maintained by the European Patent Office. The Registrar will strike the name off the List, upon request or ex-officio. In case the European Patent Attorney is reentered on the list maintained by the European Patent Office, he shall, upon his request, be re-entered by the Registrar on the List.

3. Where the requirements for the entry are not met or no longer met the Registrar shall strike the name of an entitled representative from the List. He shall take due note of a final decision of the Unified Patent Court in case of a challenge of the registration in a procedure. Furthermore, the Registrar shall strike the name of an entitled representative from the List upon decision of a competent court or authority establishing that the registration has been obtained by fraud; a conviction is not necessary.

4. The Registrar will strike the name of an entitled representative from the List upon his request to this effect.