1 Basis for conversion

Deemed withdrawal pursuant to Art. 77(5) EPC

§ 35b(1) PA

2 Procedural steps to be taken

(a) Payment of the national filing fee (CZK 1200; CZK 600 if applicant is inventor)

(b) Filing, in triplicate, of a Czech translation

(c) Appointment of a professional representative

§§ 35b(2), (3), 70 PA

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

(a) and (b) within 3 months of notification of the invitation by CZ Industrial Property Office to submit the Czech translation and to pay the filing fee

(c) see column 4

§§ 35b(2), 70 PA

4 Must a national professional representative be appointed?

The procedural steps referred to in column 2 must be taken by a national professional representative.

§ 70 PA

5 Special features

In the case indicated in column 1, the European patent application may also be converted into a national application for a utility model.

§ 35b(4) PA

§ 10a of Law No. 478/1992 Coll., on utility models, as amended by Law No. 116/2000 Coll.