1 Must a national professional representative be appointed?

Yes

2 Period for filing the translation

The translation of the claims must be filed with the AL Patent and Trademark Office within 3 months of the date on which the mention of the grant of the EP or the decision to maintain the patent as amended is published in the European Patent Bulletin.

Art. 5(2), (3) Ext. Reg.

3 (a) Special fee payable? (b) If so, when due?

(a) Yes

(b) within period pursuant to column 2

Art. 5(2) Ext. Reg.

4 Language(s) in which the translation must be filed

Albanian

5 Must a form be used?

No, but recommended

6 No. of copies to be filed

2

7 Are documents which meet the formal requirements pursuant to Rules 32 and 35(3)-(14) EPC accepted?

Yes

8 Manner and form in which the translation is made available to the public

Translation and any corrections published in the form of a printed patent document

Mention in Patent Bulletin

Entry in Patent Register

Art. 5(3) Ext. Reg.

9 Correction of translation permitted?

Yes

Art. 6(3) Ext. Reg.

10 Is provision made for a special fee for correction?

Yes

Art. 5 Ext. Reg.

11 Special features

Full translation is required only for legal proceedings.