GA E II 2 Minimum requirements

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In order to initiate the European phase the applicant must take at least the following steps within 31 months from the filing date or, if priority has been claimed, from the earliest priority date:
R. 159 EPC
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supply the translation if the Euro-PCT application was not published in one of the EPO's official languages (see points 514 ff),
Art. 153(4) EPC
R. 159(1)(a) EPC
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specify the application documents on which the European grant procedure is to be based (see points 478 ff),
R. 159(1)(b) EPC
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pay the filing fee provided for in Article 78(2) EPC, including an additional page fee for applications with more than 35 pages (see points 540 ff),
R. 159(1)(c) EPC
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pay the designation fee (and any extension or validation fees) if the period under Rule 39 EPC has expired earlier (see points 556 ff),
R. 159(1)(d) EPC
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pay the search fee if a supplementary European search report is to be drawn up (see points 592 ff),
Art. 153(7) EPC
R. 159(1)(e) EPC
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file the request for examination and pay the examination fee if the period under Rule 70(1) EPC has expired earlier (see points 599 ff),
R. 159(1)(f) EPC
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pay the renewal fee for the third year if the period under Rule 51(1) EPC has expired earlier (see points 613 ff),
R. 159(1)(g) EPC
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where applicable (in rare cases), file the certificate of exhibition mentioned in Article 55(2) EPC (see points 625 ff).
R. 159(1)(h) EPC

Source: http://www.epo.org/applying/international/guide-for-applicants/html/e/ga_e_ii_2.html

Date retrieved: 30 December 2018

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