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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

    9.5.  E


    Early request for unitary effect 2.2.1


    Electronic

    Electronic acknowledgement of receipt of a request for unitary effect 2.3.2

    Electronically processible format (XML), refund instructions 3.6

    Electronically filed, subsequent documents 8.1.2

    Electronically filed, authorisations 8.2.4

    Electronic signature 8.3.3

    Employee

    Employee entitled to sign the request for unitary effect 2.2.5

    Employee entitled to act as representative 8.2.2

    Entitlement 

    Entitlement to act as representative 8.2.1, 8.2.4

    Entitlement to file a request for re-establishment of rights 5.2.1

    Entitlement to file a request for unitary effect 2.2.2

    Entitlement to sign a request for unitary effect 2.2.5

    Entitlement of the common representative to act for all proprietors 2.2.2


    European Patent Bulletin 8.8.4

    Evidence

    Evidence, compensation scheme 4.3

    Evidence, re-establishment of rights 5

    Evidence, transfer of the Unitary Patent 7.2

    Evidence, changes of names 7.3

    Examination of the request for compensation 4.3

    Exceptional circumstances, re-establishment of rights 5.3


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