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Guidelines Unitary Patent

9. Alphabetical Keyword Index

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

    9.1.  A


    Abbreviations 1.2.2


    Accounts

    Arrangements for deposit accounts 1.2.2; 3.1

    Deposit account(s) 3.1; 3.3; 3.6; 4.3.2

    EPO bank account 3.3

    Additional

    Additional fee(s) for late payment of a renewal fee 3.2; 3.10; 3.11; 3.14.1; 5.1

    Additional fee composed of the compensation amount paid and an administrative fee (amounting to 50% of the compensation amount) 4.3.4

    Additional participating Member State(s) 1.5.2

    Additional period under Rule 13(3) UPR 3.11

    Additional six-month period for paying renewal fees 3.9; 3.10; 3.14.1; 3.14.2

    Administrative fees

    Administrative fee where compensation for translation costs was based on a false declaration 3.2; 4.3.4; 5.1

    Administrative fee for registration of a transfer 7.2

    Administrative fee for registration of licences and other rights 7.4.1

    Administrative fee for cancellation of a registration of licences or other rights 7.4.2

    Administrative fee for filing a statement on licences of right 7.5.1

    Administrative fee for file inspection and issue of certified copies from files of Unitary Patents 8.8.6

    Admissibility of a request for re-establishment of rights 5.2

    Admissible 

    Admissible means of payment 3.3

    Admissible evidence as proof of a transfer 7.2

    Admissible request for re-establishment of rights 5.2

    Admissible request to record an exclusive licence 7.4.1

    Admissible non-EPO language 8.4


    Allowability of a request for re-establishment of rights 5.3

    Amount

    Amount of fees and expenses 3.1; 3.2

    Compensation amount 4; 4.3.1; 4.3.3; 5.1

    Applicant(s) 2.2.6; 2.6; 4.1.2 

    Initial applicant(s) 4.1.1; 4.1.2; 4.1.3; 4.3.2; 4.3.3;

    Joint applicants 2.2.6

    Original applicant 2.2.6

    Application

    Application of the due care criteria in request for re-establishment of rights 5.3

    Application to annul or alter a decision by the UPP Division 8.9.2

    European patent application(s) 1.3

    Date of filing of the European patent application 2.1; 2.2.6; 3.7; 3.8

    Existing refund instructions for European patent application 3.3; 3.6 

    Transfer of the European patent application 4.1.3

    Filing language of the European patent application to qualify for the compensation scheme 4.1.4 


    Associations 8.2.1

    Authorisations 2.2.5; 8.2.4

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