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1 Contracting state to the London Agreement on the application of Art. 65 EPC? |
No |
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2 Translation requirements |
A translation of the patent specification into English must be supplied under the conditions provided for in Art. 65(1) EPC. R. 6(2) L.N. 99/2007 |
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3 Must a national professional representative be appointed? |
Foreign applicants whose permanent residence or business is not in any EU member state must appoint an agent who has his ordinary residence or principal place of business in Malta to represent him. Art. 61(2) PA 2000 |
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4 Period for filing the translation |
3 months after the date on which the mention of the grant, maintenance in amended form or limitation of the European patent is published in the European Patent Bulletin. R. 6(2) L.N. 99/2007 |
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5 (a) Special fee payable? (b) If so, when due? |
(a) No (b) n/a |
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6 (a) Must a form be used? (b) No. of copies to be filed |
(a) Yes (b) 1 R. 6(2) L.N. 99/2007 |
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7 Manner and form in which the translation is made available to the public |
Inspection at the IPRD R. 8(2) L.N. 99/2007 |
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8 Correction of translation (a) permitted? (b) Special fee payable? |
(a) Yes (b) Yes R. 3, 8(2) L.N. 99/2007 |
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9 Special features |
The translation must contain the name and address of the patent proprietor R. 5(2b) L.N. 99/2007 |
