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GL A IX – Drawings This Chapter of the Guidelines deals with the requirements to be met by drawings contained in the application or patent. However, it should be noted that the comments on the provisions of Rule 49 apply generally to the [..]

1. Graphic forms of presentation considered as drawings

4. Presentation of the sheets of drawings

GL A VIII 3.4 Joint applicants

If there is more than one applicant (see A‑VIII, 1.3), each applicant or their appointed representative must sign the request for grant and, where applicable, the appointment of the common representative. This also applies if one of the applicants is considered the common representative pursuant to Rule 151(1), first sentence.

GL A VIII 3.3 Form of signature

A rubber stamp impression of a party's name, whether a natural or legal person, must be accompanied by a personal signature. Initials or other abbreviated forms will not be accepted as a signature. Where the party concerned is a legal person, a document may in general be signed by any person who purports to sign on behalf of that legal person.

GL A VIII 3.2 Documents forming part of the European patent application

In addition to the documents referred to in A‑VIII, 3.1 above, certain documents forming part of the application must be signed. These documents include the request for grant, the designation of the inventor and, where applicable, the authorisation of a representative.

GL A VIII 3.1 Documents filed after filing the European patent application

All documents other than annexes filed after filing the European patent application must be signed by the person responsible. The principles of Art. 133 are that only the applicant or the appointed representative may act in the European patent grant procedure.

GL A VIII 3 Signature of documents

3.1 Documents filed after filing the European patent application

3.2 Documents forming part of the European patent application

3.3 Form of signature

3.4 Joint applicants

GL A VIII 2.5 Filing of subsequent documents

After a European patent application has been filed, documents as referred to in Rule 50 may be filed by delivery by hand, by postal services (see A‑II, 1.1) or by means of electronic communication (see A‑II, 1.2).

GL A VIII 2.4 Number of copies

Documents relating to more than one application or patent (e.g. an individual or a general authorisation), or having to be communicated to more than one party, only need to be filed in one copy (see also A‑VIII, 1.5).

GL A VIII 2.3 Other documents

Documents other than those referred to in the previous paragraphs should be typewritten or printed with a margin of about 2.5 cm on the left-hand side of each page.[Rule 50(2); ]

GL A IX 1 Graphic forms of presentation considered as drawings