In accordance with this principle, a Euro-PCT application published by the IB in an
official language of the EPO enjoys, subject to the provisions of
Article 67(3) EPC, provisional protection
as from the date of the international publication. The EPO will, once the application has entered the European phase, notify the applicant of the publication of the bibliographic data of the Euro-PCT application in the European Patent Bulletin and confirm that the application, subject to the provisions of
Article 67(2) and
(3) EPC, enjoys provisional protection in the individual EPC contracting states.