1 Must a national professional representative be appointed?

Yes

§ 29(2) LPL

2 Period for filing the translation

The translation of the claims must be filed with the LV Patent 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.

§ 19(2) LPL

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

(a) LVL 25

(b) within period pursuant to column 2

§ 19(2) LPL

Fees Reg.

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

Latvian

5 Must a form be used?

No

6 No. of copies to be filed

1

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 Official Bulletin

Inspection at the LV Patent Office

Entry in Patent Register

§ 19(4) LPL

9 Correction of translation permitted?

Yes

10 Is provision made for a special fee for correction?

Yes, cf. column 3(a)

11 Special features

The translation of the claims must be accompanied by a copy of the EP specification.

Full translation is required only for legal proceedings.

§ 7(5) LPL