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ANNEX IV
Authorities with which European patent applications may be filed
I. European Patent Office
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a)
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Munich headquarters
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European Patent Office
Erhardtstrasse 27
D-80331 Munich
Germany
Tel.
(+49-89) 2399-0
Fax
(+49-89) 2399-4465
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Postal address:
European Patent Office
D-80298 Munich
Germany
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Branch at The Hague
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European Patent Office
Branch at The Hague
Patentlaan 2
NL-2280 HV Rijswijk
Netherlands
Tel.
(+31-70) 340-2040
Fax
(+31-70) 340-3016
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Postal address:
European Patent Office
P.O.Box 5818
NL-2280 HV Rijswijk
Netherlands
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Berlin sub-office
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European Patent Office
Gitschiner Strasse 103
D-10958 Berlin
Germany
Tel.
(+49-30) 25901-0
Fax
(+49-30) 25901-840
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Postal address:
European Patent Office
D-10958 Berlin
Germany
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II. National authorities
You are referred to Table II in "National law relating to the EPC" (see point 4 above) for a summary of the contracting states' chief national provisions governing compulsory and optional filing of patent applications with central industrial property offices and other competent authorities. There you will also find the addresses of the central industrial property offices.
We remind you that European divisional applications must always be filed with the EPO (see point 199 et seq.).
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ANNEX III Examples of European patent applications
ANNEX V Requirements of contracting states regarding translations of European patent specifications
