Request for grant
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The request must be filed on a form prescribed by the EPO (EPO Form 1001) which is obtainable free of charge, together with explanatory notes, from the EPO and from national industrial property offices. The form can also be downloaded from the EPO website or generated with the epoline® Online Filing software, obtainable free of charge from the EPO (www.european-patent-office.org). The form and notes are also included in the Supplements to this Guide.
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R. 26
Guid. A-III, 4
OJ 2003, 586;
OJ 2004, 42,177
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You are strongly advised to read the notes carefully before completing the request form. By completing the form you meet all mandatory requirements governing information that the request for grant must contain. The request must be duly signed. It may be signed by your representative if you have appointed one. Where it is signed on behalf of a legal person, the position of the signatory within the legal entity must also be indicated.
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R. 26(2)(i)
Guid. A-III, 4.2.2
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One copy of the request itself must be filed; the receipt for documents must be filed in triplicate, or in quadruplicate if filed with a national authority.
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C. Preparing and filing a European patent application
Items making up a European patent application
Designation of inventor
