| D/I |
Documents or information |
When required |
| I |
The name and the address of the applicant/applicants |
on filing |
| I |
The name and the address of the inventor/inventors |
on filing |
| D |
Specification, claims, abstract and drawings in English; national of the EPC Member States may file in the language of the respective State, a translation into official language has to be filed within 3 months from the filing date |
on filing |
| I |
Convention priority – 12 months; state, date and number of the previous application |
on filing |
| D |
Priority document – A copy of the previous application and certificate issued by the relevant Patent Office; no priority document required if the previous application is EP, EP-PCT, JP or JP-PCT application |
within 16(13) months after the earliest date of priority |
| D/I |
Translation of the priority document |
time limits fixed by the EPO |
| I |
Designations of the contracting States |
on filing |
PCT – REGIONAL PHASE BEFORE THE EPO
|
| D/I |
Documents or information |
When required |
| I |
International application number |
on filing within 31 months of the earliest priority date |
| I |
Specifications, claims, abstract and drawings in English, French or German; national of the EPC Member States may file in the language of the respective State, a translation into official language has to be filed within 3 months from the filing date (by post or e-mail) |
on filing |
| I |
Designations of the contracting States |
on filing |
EUROPEAN PATENT – VALIDATION IN BULGARIA
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| D/I |
Documents or information |
When required |
| I |
Number of the European Patent Grant Decision |
on filing |
| D |
Power of Attorney – Bulgarian Patent Office (DOC - 26,11 K) |
on filing |