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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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Non-observance of the time limit for payment of the national basic fee
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If the national basic fee is not paid in due time, the application is deemed to be withdrawn. The applicant is informed of this in a communication under Rule 108(3) EPC.
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R. 108(1) EPC
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The loss of rights is deemed not to have occurred if, within two months of notification of the above communication, the fee and a surcharge are paid.
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R. 108(3) EPC
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A request for re-establishment of rights in respect of the time limit for payment of the national basic fee is excluded (decision G 3/91). The same applies for a request under Rule 49.6 PCT, since the EPO has made a reservation.
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R. 49.6 PCT
Art. 122(5) EPC
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