Ancillary Regulations Part I: Article 151 OJ 1994, 538

Article 151 OJ 1994, 538: PCT Notice Concerning the filing of authorisations with the EPO as receiving Office for international applications (Rule 90.4 PCT)

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Foreword

Ancillary Regulations

Part I

Article 151

Article 150(2) OJ 1993, 540: PCT Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 18 June 1993 concerning the language of correspondence with the EPO as an International Authority under the PCT

Article 151 OJ 1994, 538: PCT Notice Concerning the filing of authorisations with the EPO as receiving Office for international applications (Rule 90.4 PCT)

Article 151 OJ 1998, 282: PCT Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 26 February 1998 concerning the late-payment fee under Rule 58bis.2 PCT

Article 153 OJ 1999, 747: Guide for applicants - part 2: PCT procedure before the EPO - euro-PCT

Article 151 - OJ 1994, 538

PCT
Notice Concerning the filing of authorisations with the EPO as receiving
Office for international applications (Rule 90.4 PCT)

- OJ 1994, 538 -

Applicants filing international applications with the EPO as receiving Office are advised that appointment of a professional representative requires a declaration to that effect made either in the request itself or in a separate power of attorney. The request or power of attorney must always be signed by the applicant; if there is more than one applicant, it must be signed by all those for whom the representative is going to act. See also Rule 90 PCT and points 103 and 104 in Volume 1 of the PCT Applicant's Guide.

For such applications, the simplified system which operates for European applications¹ (whereby a professional representative whose name appears on the EPO list and who identifies himself as such need not normally file a signed authorisation) cannot be used.

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¹	Decision of the President of the EPO under Rule 101(1) EPC, second sentence, EPC dated 19 July 1991 (OJ EPO 1991, 489).