National requirements governing translations of European patents
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Any contracting state may make the protection conferred by a European patent not granted in one of its official languages contingent upon your filing a translation in one of its official languages or its prescribed official language. It may also require you to bear some or all of the cost of publishing the translation. The same applies to extension states.
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Art. 65
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For more details refer to "National law relating to the EPC" (see point 4 above).
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You should take great care to comply with these requirements, especially those governing time limits for filing translations, so as not to undermine the protection conferred by the patent in the designated contracting states.
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Art. 65(3)
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D. The European patent grant procedure
Amending applications before and during examination proceedings
