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How to get a European patent
A. General overview
B. The EPO as a PCT receiving Office
C. The EPO as an International Searching Authority
D. The EPO as an International Preliminary Examining Authority
E. Euro-PCT procedure before the EPO as a designated or elected Office
Annexes
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Appointment of agent for European phase with the EPO as receiving Office
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An agent appointed in the PCT request as agent for an international application is only appointed for the international phase. This means that a professional representative authorised to act before the EPO and who acted for the applicant in the international phase is not automatically considered agent for the European phase. However, if the EPO is receiving Office and the agent is appointed by separate authorisation, the applicant may at the same time indicate therein that the agent is also appointed to represent the applicant before the EPO as designated or elected Office (see point 156). For the designation of an agent for the international and European phase at the same time, the applicant may use Form EPA/EPO/OEB 1003 available on the Internet (http://www.european-patent-office.org/epo/formul/epc/1003.pdf).
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Art. 134 EPC
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If the appointment of an agent is effected by reference to an existing general power of attorney and filing of a copy (see point 31), the appointment of the agent (also) for the European phase must be explicitly made in a separate notice.
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