National Law relating to EPC, VII. Conversion of European patent applications or patents into national patent applications, Iceland
Contracting state | Iceland |
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1Basis for conversion |
Deemed withdrawal pursuant to Art. 77(3) EPC Art. 88 PA |
2Procedural steps to be taken |
(a) Payment of the filing fee in accordance with the current fees regulation. (b) Filing of the patent application in Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or English. Patent claims, abstract and text of the picture must be available in Icelandic translation before the application is made accessible to the public. Art. 88 PA |
3Time limit for taking procedural steps referred to in section 2 |
Within 3 months of the ISIPO's notifying the applicant of receipt of the request for conversion Art. 59(3) PR |
4Must a national professional representative be appointed? |
An applicant who is not domiciled in Iceland must have a representative residing in the EU, a member state of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which is party to the EEA Agreement, Switzerland or the Faroe Islands, who can represent the applicant in all matters concerning the application. Art. 12 PA |
5Special features |
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