1 Basis for conversion

Deemed withdrawal pursuant to Art. 77(5) EPC

Deemed withdrawal pursuant to Art. 90(3) EPC for failure to supply a translation of the application in the language of the proceedings

Art. 72f(1) PL

2 Procedural steps to be taken

(a) Payment of national fees for filing, examination, patent claims, priority claims and for publication of the mention of the application

(b) Filing in triplicate of a Bulgarian translation of the European patent application as originally filed and, where appropriate, a translation of the application as amended during the proceedings before the EPO

Art. 72f(3), 35(2) PL

3 Time limit for taking procedural steps referred to in column 2

3 months following the date of transmission of the request for conversion to the BG Patent Office

Art. 72f(3) PL

4 Must a national professional representative be appointed?

Applicants with no permanent address or principal place of business in Bulgaria are required to act in proceedings before the BG Patent Office through local industrial property representatives.

Art. 3(2) PL

5 Special features

In the case indicated in column 1 the EP application may also be converted into an application for a utility model.

Art. 72f(1) PL