National Law relating to EPC, VII. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications, Ireland
Contracting state | Ireland |
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1Basis for conversion |
Deemed withdrawal pursuant to Art. 77(3) EPC Sect. 122(1) PA |
2Procedural steps to be taken |
(a) Request for conversion (b) Payment of the conversion fee (EUR 30) and of the filing fee (EUR 125) (c) Filing, in duplicate, of an English translation of the patent application and any amendments previously made (d) Designation of the inventor or indication of the applicant's right to be granted the patent Sect. 17(2), 122(2) PA |
3Time limit for taking procedural steps referred to in section 2 |
If the IPOI is the receiving Office (a) Request for conversion within 3 months from the date of application being deemed to be withdrawn by the EPO (b) Payment of fees at same time as (a) (c) 2 months from receipt by the Controller of the request for conversion (d) 2 months from receipt by the Controller of the request for conversion If the IPOI is not the receiving Office (a) 20 months from the date of filing of the application or the declared priority date (b) Payment of fees within 2 months from date of notification to the applicant of receipt of a request for conversion from the Central Industrial Property Office of another contracting state at which the application was filed (c) 2 months from date of notification by the Controller to the applicant of receipt of a request for conversion from the Central Industrial Property Office of another contracting state at which the application was filed (d) 2 months from date of notification by the Controller to the applicant of receipt of a request for conversion from the Central Industrial Property Office of another contracting state at which the application was filed Sect. 122 PA |
4Must a national professional representative be appointed? |
Yes, if the applicant has neither a residence nor his principal place of business in the EEA R. 93(1) PR |
5Special features |
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