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2. The request for unitary effect

2.2. Requirements

Overview

  • 1. General
  • 2. The request for unitary effect
  • 3. Fees
  • 4. Compensation scheme
  • 5. Re‑establishment of rights
  • 6. Interruption and resumption of proceedings, stay of registration proceedings
  • 7. Registration of changes of name and address, transfers, licences and other rights
  • 8. Proceedings before the UPP Division
  • 9. Alphabetical Keyword Index

    2.2.4.  Language of the request for unitary effect

    The request for unitary effect must be filed in the language of the proceedings within the meaning of Art. 14(3) EPC (Art. 9(1)(g) Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012; Rule 6(2) UPR). This language requirement will automatically be satisfied by filing the request for unitary effect with trilingual EPO Form 7000 either directly in any of the EPO's online filing tools, by postal services or via the EPO Contingency Upload Service.

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