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III. Filing the request for unitary effect

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Language of the request for unitary effect

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71Requests for unitary effect must be filed in the language of the proceedings within the meaning of Article 14(3) EPC (Article 9(1)(g) Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012; Rule 6(2) UPR). If the request is filed using Online Filing or Online Filing 2.0, this language requirement will be satisfied automatically. If filing by postal services or via web-form filing, it is recommended that you use trilingual EPO Form 7000 to be sure you meet this requirement. For more detailed explanations of the applicable language rules, see points 141 to 143 below.

Article 9(1)(g) Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012,
Rule 6(2) UPR,
Article 14(3) EPC

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