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.

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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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X GL A III 11.3.4 Application deemed to be withdrawn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 5.2.7 Fees payable for procedural and other requests

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 3 No reply in time – application deemed withdrawn

X GL C V 8 Further processing

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E VIII 1.6.1 Extension of time limits set by the EPO under Rule 132

X GL E VIII 2 Further processing

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

X GL E IX 2.1.3 Translation of the international application

X GL E IX 2.9.2 Review by the EPO under Art. 24 PCT and excuse of delays under Art. 48(2) PCT

EPO Guide for Applicants, part II Int. - C The EPO as ISA and SISA

X GA C5.2.1 5.2.1.

X GA C5.3.3 5.3.3.

X GA C5.4.5 5.4.5.

X GA C5.4.6 5.4.6.

X GA C5.4.7 5.4.7.

X GA C5.5.1.2 5.5.1.2

X GA C5.5.2.2 5.5.2.2

X GA C5.6.3.2 5.6.3.2

X GA C5.7.3 5.7.3.

X GA C5.8.2 5.8.2.

X GA C5.9.4.4 5.9.4.4

X GA C5.10.4 5.10.4.

X GA C5.11.4 5.11.4.

X GA C5.12.2 5.12.2.

X GA C5.12.3 5.12.3.

X GA C5.13.3 5.13.3.

X GA C5.13.5 5.13.5.

X GA C5.14.3 5.14.3.

X GA C5.19 5.19

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 1/2021, p81 - VI.2 - Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal

X OJ EPO SE 1/2020, p82 - VI.2 - Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal

X OJ EPO 2020, A120 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 22 October 2020 concerning the procedures and safeguards which apply under the EPC and the PCT in the event of outages of means of electronic filing and other online services

X OJ EPO SE 1/2019, p64 - VI.2 - Transfer of functions to the Registrars of the Boards of Appeal

X OJ EPO 2019, A98 - Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2021 – Pre ‑ examination and main examination

X OJ EPO SE 1/2018, p65 - 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 2018, A108 - Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2020 - Pre-examination and main examination

X OJ EPO 2018, A30 - Announcement of the European qualifying examination 2019

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 Period of grace for payment of fees under Rule 85a EPC 1973

X CLR III D 2 Further processing under Article 121 EPC

X CLR III E 1 Introduction

X CLR III E 3.2 Time 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 Deemed 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 J 0012/15 (Right to oral proceedings; substantial procedural violation (yes); re … of 14.4.2016

X J 0011/17 (Re-establishment of rights) of 18.1.2018

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 0836/09 (Re-establishment of rights in respect of the time limit for filing … of 17.2.2010

X T 0592/11 () of 25.10.2012

X T 1402/13 (Appeal fee/GBC METALS) of 31.5.2016