A.79 EPC Designation of Contracting States

(1)

All the Contracting States party to this Convention at the time of filing of the European patent application shall be deemed to be designated in the request for grant of a European patent.

The designation of a Contracting State may be subject to the payment of a designation fee.

(3)

The designation of a Contracting State may be withdrawn at any time up to the grant of the European patent.

[ Art. 3 66 80 121 149 R. 15 17 36 39 40 41 70 71 72 112 135 139 143 159 160 ]

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

See opinion of the Enlarged Board of Appeal G 4/98 (Annex I).

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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021

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EPC Articles

X Chapter I Filing and requirements of the European patent application

X A.3 EPC Territorial effect

X A.66 EPC Equivalence of European filing with national filing

X A.78 EPC Requirements of a European patent application

X A.80 EPC Date of filing

X A.88 EPC Claiming priority

X A.121 EPC Further processing of the European patent application

X A.149 EPC Joint designation

EPC Implementing Rules

X R.15 EPC Limitation on withdrawals

X R.17 EPC Filing of a new European patent application by the entitled person

X R.36 EPC European divisional applications

X R.39 EPC Designation fees

X R.40 EPC Date of filing

X R.41 EPC Request for grant

X R.70 EPC Request for examination

X R.71 EPC Examination procedure

X R.72 EPC Grant of the European patent to different applicants

X R.112 EPC Noting of loss of rights

X R.135 EPC Further processing

X R.139 EPC Correction of errors in documents filed with the European Patent Office

X R.143 EPC Entries in the European Patent Register

X R.159 EPC The European Patent Office as a designated or elected Office – Requirements for entry into the European phase

X R.160 EPC Consequences of non-fulfilment of certain requirements

EPC Rules relating to Fees

X A. 2 Rfees EPC Fees provided for in the Convention and in the Implementing Regulations

EPO Guidelines - A Formalities Examination

X GL A III 11.1 General remarks

X GL A III 11.2.1 Designation fee; time limits

X GL A III 11.2.4 Withdrawal of designation

X GL A III 11.3.1 Designation fee; time limits

X GL A III 11.3.5 Request for grant form

X GL A III 11.3.8 Withdrawal of designation

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

EPO Guidelines - E General Procedural Matters

X GL E VIII 8.1 Withdrawal of application or designation

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

Offical Journal of the EPO

X OJ EPO SE 2/2021, p19 - II. PATENT APPLICATION AND AMENDMENTS

X OJ EPO SE 3/2020, p1 - Rules relating to Fees of 20 October 1977 as adopted by decision of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation of 7 December 2006 and as last amended by decision of the Administrative Council of [..]

X OJ EPO 2020, A3 - Decision of the Administrative Council of 12 December 2019 amending Articles 2 and 7 of the Rules relating to Fees ( CA/D 12/19 )

X OJ EPO SE 3/2019, p1 - Rules relating to Fees of 20 October 1977 as adopted by decision of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation of 7 December 2006 and as last amended by decision of the Administrative Council of [..]

X OJ EPO SE 2/2018, p1 - Rules relating to Fees of 20 October 1977 as adopted by decision of the Administrative Council of the European Patent Organisation of 7 December 2006 and as last amended by decision of the Administrative Council of [..]

X OJ EPO SE 5/2017, p22 - Annex A.1 to the ADA - Arrangements for the automatic debiting procedure (AAD) [ 1 ]

X OJ EPO 2010, 394 - Serbia accedes to the European Patent Convention

X OJ EPO 2010, 96 - Albania accedes to the European Patent Convention

X OJ EPO 2010, 10 - Extension of European patents to Montenegro (ME)

X OJ EPO 2009, 396 - San Marino accedes to the European Patent Convention

X OJ EPO 2008, 507 - European Patent Organisation

Case Law Book: III Amendments

X CLR III E 3.1.2 Designation of States

Case Law Book: IV Divisional Applications

X CLR IV A 7.1 Legal provisions

X CLR IV A 7.2.1 Deemed withdrawal

X CLR IV A 7.3.2 Decisions considering the application of the EPC 2000

Case Law of the Enlarged Board

X G 0004/98 (Designation fees) of 27.11.2000