A.121 EPC Further processing of the European patent application

(1)

If an applicant fails to observe a time limit vis-à-vis the European Patent Office, he may request further processing of the European patent application.

(2)

The European Patent Office shall grant the request, provided that the requirements laid down in the Implementing Regulations are met. Otherwise, it shall reject the request.

(3)

If the request is granted, the legal consequences of the failure to observe the time limit shall be deemed not to have ensued.

(4)

Further processing shall be ruled out in respect of the time limits in Article 87, paragraph 1, Article 108 and Article 112a, paragraph 4, as well as the time limits for requesting further processing or re-establishment of rights. The Implementing Regulations may rule out further processing for other time limits.

Amended by the Act revising the European Patent Convention of 29.11.2000.

Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/epc/2016/e/ar121.html

Date retrieved: 24 November 2017

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EPC Articles

X Chapter I Common provisions governing procedure

X A.78 EPC Requirements of a European patent application

X A.79 EPC Designation of Contracting States

X A.87 EPC Priority right

X A.94 EPC Examination of the European patent application

X A.108 EPC Time limit and form

X A.112a EPC Article 112a Petition for review by the Enlarged Board of Appeal

EPC Implementing Rules

X R.39 EPC Designation fees

X R.70 EPC Request for examination

X R.70a EPC Rule 70a Response to the extended European search report

X R.135 EPC Further processing

X R.136 EPC Re-establishment of rights

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A III 5.5 Deficiencies

X GL A III 11.2.3 Consequences of non-payment of the designation fee

X GL A III 11.2.5 Euro‑PCT applications entering the European phase

X GL A III 11.3.2 Consequences of non‑payment of designation fees

X GL A III 11.3.4 Application deemed to be withdrawn

X GL A III 11.3.9 Euro‑PCT applications entering the European phase before 1 April 2009

X GL A III 13.1 Payment of fees

X GL A III 13.2 Additional fee (if application documents comprise more than thirty-five pages)

X GL A IV 1.4.1 Filing, search and designation fee(s)

X GL A IV 3.2 Defects in the certificate or the identification

X GL A IV 5 Applications relating to nucleotide and amino acid sequences

X GL A VI 2.3 Legal remedy

X GL A VII 7 Correction and certification of the translation

X GL A X 9.2.1 Conditions

X GL A X 10.1.2 Late payments

EPO Guidelines - B Search

X GL B XI 8 Reaction to the extended European search report (EESR)

EPO Guidelines - C Procedureal Aspects of Substantive Examination

X GL C II 1 Request for examination

X GL C II 1.1 Confirmation of the intention to proceed further with the application

X GL C II 1.2 Euro-PCT applications

X GL C V 8 Further processing

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E VIII 1.6 Extension of a time limit

X GL E VIII 2 Further processing

X GL E IX 2.1.2 Initial processing and formal examination; copy of the international application; translation

X GL E IX 2.5.1 Publication of the international application

EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - E Euro-PCT procedure before the EPO as designated or elected Office

X GA E II 1 Overview of the steps to be taken for entry into the European phase

X GA E III 2 Non-observance of the requirement to appoint a professional representative

X GA E IV 5 Amendments and the Rule 161 EPC/Rule 162 EPC communication if a supplementary European search is carried out

X GA E IV 6 Amendments and the Rule 161 EPC/Rule 162 EPC communication if no supplementary European search is carried out

X GA E IV 7 Amendments and claims fees

X GA E V 2 Consequences of not filing a translation of the application

X GA E V 4 Consequences of not filing a translation of the annexes to the IPER

X GA E VI 4 Consequences of not filing a sequence listing

X GA E VII 2 Non-observance of the time limit for payment of the filing fee

X GA E VIII 1 Non-observance of the time limit for payment of the designation fee

X GA E IX 6 Non-observance of the time limit for payment of the search fee

X GA E X 5 Non-observance of the time limit for filing the request for examination and payment of the examination fee

X GA E XI 4 Non-observance of the time limit for payment of the claims fee

X GA E XII 2 Non-observance of the requirement to file any missing data regarding the inventor or an applicant

X GA E XII 3 Certificate of exhibition

X GA E XIII 2 Non-observance of the requirement to file a copy or the application number

X GA E XIII 4 Non-observance of the requirement to file the translation or declaration

X GA E XIV 2 Review by the EPO as designated/elected Office under Article 24 PCT

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 5/2017, p43 - Annex A.2 to the ADA - Information from the EPO concerning the automatic debiting procedure

X OJ EPO SE 5/2017, p2 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 27 September 2017 concerning revision of the Arrangements for deposit accounts and their annexes

X OJ EPO SE 1/2017, p66 - VI.2 - Decision of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal dated 12 November 2007 concerning the transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal

X OJ EPO 2017, A23 - Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2018 - Pre-examination and main examination

X OJ EPO 2013, 582 - Decision of Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.07 dated 21 June 2013 T 22/09

X OJ EPO 2013, 542 - Notice from the European Patent Officedated18October2013 concerningthefilingof sequence listings

X OJ EPO 2013, 372 - Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 4 June 2013 concerning the problems caused by the Oklahoma Tornado in the USA beginning on 20 May 2013

X OJ EPO 2013, 150 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 28 January 2013 concerning amended Rule 53(3) EPC

X OJ EPO 2012, 618 - Notice of the President of the European Patent Office dated 5 November 2012 concerning the problems caused by Hurricane Sandy in the USA beginning on 29 October 2012

X OJ EPO 2012, 516 - Decision of the Legal Board of Appeal dated 25 November 2011 J 4/11 3.1.01

X OJ EPO 2012, 58 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 January 2012 concerning the situation in Thailand after the flooding at the end of 2011

X OJ EPO 2012, 52 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 13 December 2011 concerning amended Rule 71 and new Rule 71a EPC

X OJ EPO 2011, 376 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 28 April 2011 concerning the filing of sequence listings

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III D 1.4.2 of grace for payment of fees under Rule 85a EPC 1973

X CLR III D 2 processing under Article 121 EPC

X CLR III E 1 1.Introduction

X CLR III E 3.2 limits excluded from re-establishment under Article 122(4) EPC and Rule 136(3) EPC

Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications

X CLR IV A 7.2.1 withdrawal

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0001/13 (Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts/SASOL TECHNOLOGY II) of 25.11.2014

General Case Law

X J 0019/10 (Divisional application/N.N.) of 17.5.2011

X J 0021/10 (Wiedereinsetzung) of 22.12.2011

X J 0029/10 (RÃ¼ckzahlung der WeiterbehandlungsgebÃ¼hr wegen rechtswidriger … of 18.11.2011

X J 0009/11 (Extension Agreements) of 30.3.2012

X T 0493/08 (Re-establishment of rights in respect of the appeal term (no)) of 29.9.2009

X T 1962/08 () of 12.12.2010

X T 0592/11 () of 25.10.2012