How to appoint a representative - Authorisation
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As a rule, an authorisation or (a reference to) a general authorisation need not be filed by a representative who identifies himself as professional representative entered on the list maintained by the EPO (Annex VII). This means that the representative must just inform the EPO of his appointment as professional representative for the application concerned (see point 34). | |
Art. 133 EPC
R. 101 EPC
OJ 1991, 421, 489
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Legal practitioners entitled to practise before the EPO and employees representing an applicant who are not professional representatives must, as a rule, file a signed authorisation or a reference to a general authorisation. However, no (new) authorisation is to be filed where the EPO acted as receiving Office and the authorisation expressly empowered the legal practitioner or employee to act before the EPO in the European phase (see point 34). | |
Art. 133(3), and 134(7) EPC
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Where an authorisation is to be filed, the EPO will invite the applicant or representative to file it within a period to be specified in the invitation. If the authorisation is not filed in due time, any procedural steps taken by the representative will be deemed not to have been taken. |
