Most frequently used forms:
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| 1001 | Request for grant of a European patent v. 10.22 |
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| Notes on the request for grant of a European patent v. 10.22 | download
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| 1002 | Designation of inventor v. 02.21 |
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| 1003 | Authorisation v. 06.22 |
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| Notes on Authorisation v. 06.22 | download |
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| 1004 | General authorisation v. 06.22 |
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| Notes on General authorisation v. 06.22 |
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| 1005 | PACE request to the European Patent Office |
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| 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 |
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| 1020 | Payment form only for applications filed with national patent offices v. 10.22 |
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| 1032 | Confirmation of an international application filed by fax v. 3.11 |
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| 1034 | Important deadlines when filing a European patent application v. 1.21 | download |
| 1037 | Acknowledgement of receipt by the EPO of subsequently filed items relating to patent applications/patents |
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| 1038 | Letter accompanying subsequently filed items |
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1140- 1141 |
Request for the issue of a sample of deposited biological material v. 10.22 |
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| Notes concerning the forms for the issue of a sample of deposited biological material v. 10.17 |
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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 |
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| 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. 10.22 |
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| Notes on Form 1200, for entry into the European phase v. 10.22 |
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| 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 |
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| 2300 | Notice of opposition to a European Patent v. 12.17 |
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| Notes to the notice of opposition v. 12.17 |
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| 2380 | Request for limitation or revocation of a European patent v. 10.19 |
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| 3002 |
Notice of appeal v. 1.19 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 5055 | Declaration of the transfer of one or more European patent applications/patents v.5.20 |
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| Notes on the declaration of the transfer of one or more European patent applications/patents v. 5.20 | download
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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
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| 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. 12.21 |
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| 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. 12.21 | download |
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| Annex to form 5070/5071 v. 12.21 | download |
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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 |
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| 7000 | Request for unitary effect v. 01.22 |
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| Notes on the request for unitary effect v. 06.22 | download |
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| 7037 | European patent with unitary effect - Acknowledgement of receipt by the EPO of subsequently filed items v. 10.22 | download |
| 7038 | European patent with unitary effect - Letter accompanying subsequently filed items v. 10.22 | download |
You can download forms for applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) from the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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.
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.
Use our web form to file a request for (certified) copies of documents on file (Rule 145(2) EPC) or for information from the files (Rule 146 EPC).
You cannot use this form to request certified copies of a priority document (Rule 54 EPC) or of a European patent certificate (Rule 74 EPC). In these cases, you will need to file a request using one of the accepted means of filing (Rule 2(1) EPC).
