Central industrial property office

Netherlands Industrial Property Office

Postbus 5820

2280 HV RIJWIJK (ZH)

Tel. (+ 31 70) 398 66 55

Fax (+31 70) 390 01 90

www.bie.nl

1 Applicant can choose between EPO and national authorities (subject to column 2)

No

European patent applications must be filed at the EPO.

2 Applications which must be filed with national authorities

Applications whose content must be kept secret in the interest of the defence of the Kingdom

Art. 46 PA

3 Languages in which European patent applications must or may be filed with national authorities

Applications under column 2 may be filed in all the languages pursuant to Art. 14(1) and (2) EPC.

4 Official language(s)

Dutch

5 Special features

Care should be taken not to address European patent applications, which are filed at the branch of the EPO at The Hague, to NIPO, which is in the same building. The postal address of the branch of the EPO at The Hague is as follows:

"Postbus 5818, 2280 HV RIJSWIJK"