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Requests to register a change of address for the applicant or patent proprietor must be submitted to...
Yes. You can export the address book from Online Filing by first saving it in XLS format on your...
Registrations of transfers (assignments) of European patent applications or patents are recorded in...
Contact your Online Filing 2.0 administrator or IT support.
The list of communications currently made available via the Mailbox is published on the EPO website...
Fees are charged for filing (including, if applicable, an additional fee for the 36th and each...
Yes. You can use your EPO smart card to file patent applications with most EPC member state national...
Requests for the grant of a European patent must be filed on the form prescribed by the European...
Documents submitted in proceedings before the EPO must be signed (Rule 41(2)(h), Rule 50(3) EPC). In...