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Notice from the European Patent Office dated 20 December 2019 concerning forms and publications available from the EPO
Updated lists of forms available free of charge from the EPO and of selected EPO publications are given below.
The forms can be downloaded from the website at www.epo.org/forms.
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PDF or HTML versions of all EPO publications are available free of charge on www.epo.org/service-support/publications.
The forms are also available from the central industrial property offices of the EPC contracting states.
List of forms available free of charge from the EPO
| EPC proceedings – EPO forms |
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1001 10.19 |
Request for grant of a European patent |
1002 12.07 |
Designation of inventor |
1003 11.11 |
Authorisation |
1004 09.11 |
General authorisation |
1005 01.16 |
PACE request to the European Patent Office |
1009 05.16 |
Request for participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme |
1011 04.14 |
Declaration for SMEs, natural persons, non-profit organisations, universities and public research organisations for the purpose of fee reductions under Rule 6 EPC |
1011bis 10.18 |
Declaration for SMEs, natural persons, non-profit organisations, universities and public research organisations for the purpose of the reduction of the fee for appeal under Article 2(1), item 11 of the Rules relating to Fees and Rule 6(4) and (5) EPC |
1012 11.16 |
Enquiry as to the processing of the file |
1013 12.17 |
Request for retrieval of a certified copy of a previous application (priority document) via the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) |
1018 10.19 |
Withdrawal of one or more European patent applications |
1034 07.17 |
Important deadlines when filing a European patent application |
1037 12.07 |
Acknowledgement of receipt by the European Patent Office of subsequently filed items relating to patent applications/patents |
1038 12.07 |
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items |
1140-1141 12.07 |
Request for the issue of a sample of deposited biological material (Rule 33 EPC) |
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Declaration for the purpose of obtaining a sample of deposited biological material |
1142 10.17 |
Request for deposited biological material to be made available by issuing a sample to an expert |
1142A 10.17 |
Declaration by the nominated expert under Rule 32 EPC |
1200 10.19 |
Entry into the European phase (EPO as designated or elected Office) |
2300 12.17 |
Notice of opposition to a European patent |
2380 10.19 |
Request for limitation or revocation of a European patent |
3002 01.19 |
Notice of appeal |
5050 11.19 |
Request for registration in the European Patent Register of the transfer of one or more European patent applications/patents (Rules 22 and 85 EPC) |
5051 11.19 |
Request to update the European Patent Register: changes to the particulars of applicants/proprietors in one or more European patent applications/patents (Rule 143(1)(f) EPC) |
5055 11.19 |
Declaration of the transfer of one or more European patent applications/ patents |
5060 11.19 |
Request to update the European Patent Register: appointment or change of representative in one or more European patent applications/ patents (Rule 143(1)(h) EPC) |
5061 11.19 |
Request to update the European Patent Register: changes to the particulars of a representative in one or more European patent applications/patents (Rule 143(1)(h) EPC) |
Annex to Forms 5050 to 5061 |
Annex to form EPA/EPO/OEB 5050/5051/5055/5060/5061 |
online |
Third-party observations form |
online |
Printable notes for users of the third-party observations form |
| PCT proceedings – PCT/EPO forms |
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RO/101 |
Request form for an international application according to the PCT (July 2019) |
RO/134 |
Indications relating to deposited microorganism or other biological material (July 1998 - reprint January 2004) |
1032 03.11 |
Confirmation of an international application filed by fax |
IPEA/401 |
PCT demand for international preliminary examination (Chapter II) (July 2019) |
| Payments – EPO/PCT forms |
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1020 03.18 |
Payment form – exclusively for filing a European patent application under Article 75(1)(b) EPC |
RO/101 Annex |
Fee calculation sheet (July 2019) |
IPEA/401 Annex |
Fee calculation sheet (July 2019) |
| Other – EPO forms |
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online/ |
Order for European A and B documents (single sales) |
List of selected publications of the European Patent Office
General information on the EPO |
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European patents and the grant procedure |
Facts and figures 2018 |
2018 edition |
Information on the patent granting procedure |
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European Patent Guide – How to get a European patent, April 2019 (19th edition) |
Euro-PCT Guide: PCT procedure at the EPO (12th edition) |
National law relating to the EPC (20th edition) – only available online, at: |
Case law of the EPO boards of appeal (9th edition) |
Case law of the EPO boards of appeal (special edition of the Official Journal) |
Case law of the EPO boards of appeal (Supplementary publications to the Official Journal) – available online only, at: |
Official publications |
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European Patent Convention (16th edition) |
Supplementary publication 4, OJ EPO 2016 |
Special edition No. 3 OJ EPO 2007 "Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000) – Update of decisions of the President and notices from the European Patent Office of relevance to patent practitioners" |
Special edition No. 4 OJ EPO 2007 "Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000) – Synoptic presentation EPC 1973/2000 – Part I: The Articles" |
Special edition No. 5 OJ EPO 2007 "Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC 2000) – Synoptic presentation EPC 1973/2000 – Part II: The Implementing Regulations" |
Guidelines for Examination in the EPO – available online only at: |
Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT Authority –available online only at: |
Official Journal of the EPO – hardcopy edition1 |
European Patent Bulletin – available online only, at: |
European patent applications and specifications – available online only, at: |
Information on the Unitary Patent |
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Unitary Patent Guide – Obtaining, maintaining and managing Unitary Patents – available online only, at: DE, EN, FR 1st edition 2017 |
Other publications of the EPO |
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Patent Information News – subscription available online at: |
Patent information pricelist |
Welcome to EPO Online Services – available online only, at: |
Online Filing (Quick reference guide) – available online only, at: |
Online Fee Payment (Quick reference guide) – available online only, at: |
Credit card fee payment (Quick reference guide) – available online only, at: |
PatXML (Quick reference guide) – available online only, at: |
Searching for patents – Products and services from the European Patent Office |
Case law from the contracting states to the EPC (2004-2011) |
Case law from the contracting states to the EPC (2011-2014) |
Case law from the contracting states to the EPC (2014-2016) – available online only, at: |
Patents for software? |
Finding sustainable technologies in patents |
The EPO as PCT Authority – available online only, at: |