INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 June 2009 concerning updated Form 1001 (Request for grant)
The accession of the Republic of San Marino1 to the European Patent Convention with effect from 1 July 2009 has given rise to the following change to the Request for grant form (EPA/EPO/OEB 1001, 04.092 version):
The footnote to Section 31 of Form 1001 - Designation of contracting states - now includes the new contracting state San Marino (SM).
The latest version (07.09) is available on the EPO website at www.epo.org. Copies of the previous version can however be used up without legal prejudice to the applicant.