Rule 41 Request for grant

(1)

(2)

(a)

a petition for the grant of a European patent;

(b)

the title of the invention, which shall clearly and concisely state the technical designation of the invention and shall exclude all fancy names;

(c)

the name, address and nationality of the applicant and the State in which their residence or principal place of business is located. Names of natural persons shall be indicated by the person’s family name, followed by their given names. Names of legal persons, as well as of bodies equivalent to legal persons under the law governing them, shall be indicated by their official designations. Addresses shall be indicated in accordance with applicable customary requirements for prompt postal delivery and shall comprise all the relevant administrative units, including the house number, if any. It is recommended that the telephone numbers be indicated;

(d)

the representative’s name and the address of their place of business as prescribed in sub-paragraph (c), if the applicant has appointed a representative;

(e)

where appropriate, an indication that the application constitutes a divisional application and the number of the earlier European patent application;

(f)

in cases covered by Article 61, paragraph 1(b), the number of the original European patent application;

(g)

where applicable, a declaration claiming the priority of an earlier application and indicating the date on which and the country in or for which the earlier application was filed;

(h)

the signature of the applicant or their representative;

(i)

a list of the documents accompanying the request. This list shall also indicate the number of sheets of the description, claims, drawings and abstract filed with the request;

(j)

the designation of the inventor, where the applicant is the inventor.

(3)