National Law relating to EPC, VII. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications, Denmark
Contracting state | Denmark |
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1Basis for conversion |
Deemed withdrawal pursuant to Art. 77(3) EPC § 88(1) PA |
2Procedural steps to be taken |
(a) Filling a request for conversion with the national authority that received the application (b) Payment of the filing fee (c) Filing of a Danish or English translation §§ 88 (1) and 98(2) PA |
3Time limit for taking procedural steps referred to in section 2 |
Requests for conversion shall be filed with the central industrial property office with which the European patent application has been filed. The time limit for requesting such conversion is 3 months after the applicant has been notified that the application is deemed to be withdrawn. That office shall within 20 months from the date of filing or the priority date, transmit the request to the DKPTO. The filing fee shall be paid and the translation shall be filed within 3 months of the DKPTO's notifying the applicant of receipt of the copy of the European application. § 88(1) PA |
4Must a national professional representative be appointed? |
No § 12 PA |
5Special features |
In the case indicated in section 1, the EP application may also be converted into a national application for a utility model. § 36 Utility Models Act |