Guidelines for Examination
PART A
CHAPTER IX COMMON PROVISIONS
 

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1. Representation

1.1 Representation by a professional representative

1.2 Representation by an employee

1.3 Common representative

1.4 List of professional representatives; legal practitioners

1.5 Signed authorisation

1.6 General authorisation

1.7 Invitation to file authorisation

2. Form of documents

2.1 Documents making up the European patent application

2.2 Replacement documents and translations

2.3 Other documents

2.4 Number of copies

2.5 Filing of subsequent documents

3. Signature of documents

3.1 Documents filed after filing the European patent application

3.2 Documents forming part of the European patent application

3.3 Form of signature

3.4 Joint applicants