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Filing Requirements

European Patent Application (EPC)
  1. Specification, claim(s), abstract and drawings (if any)
  2. Name and complete business address of the applicant(s)
  3. Countries to be designated
  4. Complete name(s) and address(es) of inventor(s)
  5. Assignment – if not filed with the application, must be filed within 15 months from the filing date
  6. Priority claim:
    Priority date(s) and country – declared within two months of filing
    Serial number(s) and uncertified copy/copies of the priority application(s) – must be filed within 16 months from the earliest priority date(s)
  7. No Power of Attorney is required unless requested by the European Patent Office