Chapter I – Filing and requirements of the European patent application
Article 7973
Designation of Contracting States
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16th edition: this version presents the text in force on 1 July 2020. |
(1) All the Contracting States party to this Convention at the time of filing of the European patent application shall be deemed to be designated in the request for grant of a European patent.
(2)74 The designation of a Contracting State may be subject to the payment of a designation fee.
(3) The designation of a Contracting State may be withdrawn at any time up to the grant of the European patent.