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European (EPC)
patent applications
Absolute Minimum Requirements
 | Applicant(s) - information sufficient to identify applicant(s) |
 | Specification including:
 | Legible description, in English |
 | Any drawings referred to by description |
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 | Priority details (if any):
 | Country of each priority application |
 | Filing date of each priority application |
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Full Filing Requirements
 | Applicant(s)
 | Name |
 | Address |
 | If a body corporate:
 | Country of incorporation |
 | If USA or Australia, state of incorporation |
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 | Specification including:
 | Description, in English, complying with formal requirements |
 | Claims, in English, complying with formal requirements |
 | Abstract, in English, complying with formal requirements |
 | Any drawings referred to by description, complying with formal
requirements |
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 | Inventor(s): If the applicant(s) is/are not the same as the inventor(s):
 | Name of inventor |
 | Address of inventor |
 | Statement as to how applicant(s) derive(s) the right to grant of a
British patent from the inventor(s), e.g. by assignment (specify date)
or by employer/employee law. |
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 | Priority details (if any):
 | Country of each priority application |
 | Filing date of each priority application |
 | Filing number of each priority application |
 | Certified copy of each priority application
 | if not in English, verified English translation of each priority
application. |
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