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al:Albania,at:Austria,be:Belgium,bg:Bulgaria,ch:Switzerland,cy:Cyprus,cz:Czech Republic,dk:Denmark,de:Germany,ee:Estonia,es:Spain,fi:Finland,fr:France,gr:Greece,hr:Croatia,hu:Hungary,ie:Ireland,is:Iceland,it:Italy,li:Liechtenstein,lt:Lithuania,lu:Luxembourg,lv:Latvia,ma:Malta,mc:Monaco,mk:North Macedonia,nl:Netherlands,no:Norway,pl:Poland,pt:Portugal,ro:Romania,rs:Serbia,se:Sweden,si:Slovenia,sk:Slovakia,sm:San Marino,tr:Turkey,uk:United Kingdom,me:Montenegro
,mw:Republic of Moldova,mz:Morocco,kx:Cambodia,tx:Tunisia,bx:Bosnia and Herzegovina,my:Montenegro,ax:Albania,hx:Croatia,lx:Lithuania,ly:Latvia,mx:North Macedonia,rx:Romania,sx:Slovenia,yx:Serbia
Deemed withdrawal pursuant to Art. 90(3) EPC because the translation in the language of the proceedings was not filed in time (see also section 5)
Art. 158 NPL
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Procedural steps to be taken
(a) Payment of
- filing fee (EUR 102.39 for paper filings/EUR 87.03 for electronic filings)
- fee for each priority (EUR 20.05 for paper filings/EUR 17.04 for electronic filings)
(b) Filing of a Spanish translation
Note: the fees may be revised at the beginning of each year.
Art. 98 RD 316
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Time limit for taking procedural steps referred to in section 2
2 months after receipt by OEPM of the request for conversion
Art. 98 RD 316
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Must a national professional representative be appointed?
The procedural steps referred to in section 2 may be taken by the applicant or his representative before the EPO; an authorised professional representative before the EPO is not required to file a new authorisation. All subsequent procedural steps must be taken by an authorised national representative, if the applicant has neither a residence nor his principal place of business in the EU.
Art. 158 NPL
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Special features
The EP application may also be converted into an application for a utility model. The same applies to applications refused by the EPO, withdrawn or deemed to be withdrawn.