Forms

 

All EPC forms

 

Form number and title PDF
1001 Request for grant of a European patent v. 01.24 download
Notes on the request for grant of a European patent v. 01.24 download
1002 Designation of inventor v. 02.21 download
1003 Authorisation v. 06.22 download
Notes on Authorisation v. 11.23 download
1004 General authorisation v. 11.23 download
Notes on General authorisation v. 11.23 download
1005 PACE request to the European Patent Office download
1009 Request for participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program v. 5.16 download
Notes on participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Programme v. 5.16 download
1011 Declaration for SMEs, natural persons, non-profit organisations, universities and public research organisations for the purpose of fee reductions under Rule 6 EPC download
1011bis Declaration for SMEs, natural persons, non-profit organisations, universities and public research organisations for the purpose of the reduction of the fee for appeal under Article 2(1), item 11 of the Rules relating to Fees and Rule 6(4) and (5) EPC download
1012 Enquiry as to the processing of the file download
1013 Request for retrieval of a certified copy of a previous application (priority document) via the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) download
1018 Withdrawal of one or more European patent applications v. 10.19 download
Notes on the withdrawal of one or more European patent applications
v. 10.19
download
1020 Payment form only for applications filed with national patent offices v. 01.24 download
1032 Confirmation of an international application filed by fax v. 3.11 download
1034 Important deadlines when filing a European patent application v. 1.21 download
1038 Letter accompanying subsequently filed items download
1140-
1141
Request for the issue of a sample of deposited biological material v. 10.22 download
Notes concerning the forms for the issue of a sample of deposited biological material v. 10.17 download
1142




1142a
Request for deposited biological material to be made available by issuing a sample to an expert v. 10.22 download
Declaration by the nominated expert under Rule 32 EPC v. 10.22 download
Notes concerning the request for deposited biological material to be made available by issuing a sample to an expert v. 10.17 download
1200 Entry into the European phase (EPO as designated or elected Office) v. 01.24 download
Notes on Form 1200, for entry into the European phase v. 01.24 download
2025

Request to delay issuing the decision to grant a European patent, in view of the forthcoming introduction of the Unitary Patent v. 12.22

download
2300 Notice of opposition to a European Patent v. 03.23 download
Notes to the notice of opposition v. 03.23 download
2380 Request for limitation or revocation of a European patent v. 03.23 download
3002 Notice of appeal v. 02.23 download
5050 Request for registration in the European Patent Register of the transfer of one or more European patent applications/patents (Rules 22 and 85 EPC) v. 11.19 download
Notes on the request for registration in the European Patent Register of the transfer of one or more European patent applications/patents (Rules 22 and 85 EPC) v. 11.19 download
5051 Request to update the European Patent Register: changes to the particulars of applicants/proprietors in one or more
European patent applications/patents (Rule 143(1)(f) EPC) v. 11.19
download
Notes on the request to update the European Patent Register:
changes to the particulars of applicants/proprietors in one or more European patent applications/patents (Rule 143(1)(f) EPC) v. 11.19
download
5055 Declaration of the transfer of one or more European patent
applications/patents v.5.20
download
Notes on the declaration of the transfer of one or more European patent applications/patents v.6.23 download
5060 Request to update the European Patent Register:
appointment or change of representative in one or more European patent applications/patents (Rule 143(1)(h) EPC) v. 11.19
download
Notes on the request to update the European Patent Register: appointment or change of representative in one or more European patent applications/patents (Rule 143(1)(h) EPC) v11.19 download
5061 Request to update the European Patent Register:
changes to the particulars of a representative in one or more
European patent applications/patents (Rule 143(1)(h) EPC) v. 11.19
download
Notes on the request to update the European Patent Register: changes to the particulars of a representative in one or more European patent applications/patents (Rule 143(1)(h) EPC) v. 11.19 download
Annex to form 5050/5051/5055/5060/5061 v. 11.19 download
5070 Request for registration in the European Patent Register of a licence or other right in respect of one or more European patent applications pursuant to Rule 23 or Rule 24 EPC v. 12.21 download
Notes on the request for registration in the European Patent Register of a licence or other right in respect of one or more European patent applications v. 6.23 download
5071 Request for cancellation of the registration in the European Patent Register of a licence or other right in respect of one or more European patent applications pursuant to Rule 23(2) EPC v. 12.21 download
Notes on the request for cancellation of the registration in the European Patent Register of a licence or other right in respect of one or more European patent applications v. 6.23 download
Annex to form 5070/5071 v. 12.21 download
Unitary Patent forms

Users are encouraged to submit forms 7000 or 7038 through the dedicated functionality in Online Filing (eOLF) and Online Filing 2.0.

Form number and title PDF
 
7000 Request for unitary effect v. 03.23 download
Notes on the request for unitary effect v. 06.22 download
7001 Statement concerning licences of right in respect of a European patent with unitary effect v. 03.23 download
Notes on the statement concerning licences of right in respect of a European patent with unitary effect v. 06.22 download
7002 Withdrawal of a statement concerning licences of right in respect of a European patent with unitary effect v. 03.23 download
Notes on the withdrawal of a statement concerning licences of right in respect of a European patent with unitary effect
v. 06.22
download
7003 European patent with unitary effect – Authorisation v. 06.22 download
Notes on "European patent with unitary effect – Authorisation" v. 11.23 download
7004 European patent with unitary effect − General authorisation
v. 11.23
download
Notes on "European patent with unitary effect − General authorisation" v. 11.23 download
7005 European patent with unitary effect - Registration of a licensing commitment undertaken in an international standardisation body v. 11.20 download
7038 European patent with unitary effect - Letter accompanying subsequently filed items v. 02.24 download

International (PCT) forms

You can download forms for applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) from the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Third party observations

You can use our online form to submit your third-party observations. It has been designed to help you formulate them in a structured and concise way.

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Printable notes

Request for examination in an admissible non-EPO language

You may be able to file your request for examination in an admissible non-EPO language. You may also be entitled to pay a reduced examination fee.

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Request for (certified) copies of documents on file or for information from the files

Use our web form to file a request for (certified) copies of documents on file, or for information from the files related to a European patent application (Rule 145(2) EPC or Rule 146 EPC) or a European patent with unitary effect (Rule 20(2)(a) UPR) in conjunction with Rule 145(2) EPC or Rule 146 EPC.

You cannot use this form to request certified copies of a European patent application, of a priority document (Rule 54 EPC), of a European patent certificate (Rule 74 EPC) or of a certificate for a European patent with unitary effect. In these cases, you will need to file a request using one of the accepted means of filing (Rule 2(1) EPCRule 20(2)(a) UPR).

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