What is a Euro-PCT application ?

Submitted by European Patent... on Mon, 2025-02-17 15:57

According to regulations Euro – PCT Application is an international application for which the European Patent Office (EPO) is a designated or elected Office and which has been accorded an international filing date has – as from that date – the effect of a regular European application (so called Euro-direct application).

Such an international application, shall be equivalent to a regular European application (Euro-PCT application).

Each international application for which the EPO is designated or elected Office is (also) given a European application number. This number is issued approximately ten months after international publication of the application and is notified to the applicant in a communication informing the applicant of the requirements for entry into the European phase.

During the international phase of the processing of an international application no designated or elected Office is allowed to process or to examine that application. This means that a Euro-PCT application will not be processed by the EPO acting as designated or elected Office until it enters the European phase.
The time limit for entering the European phase is 31 months from the date of filing or, if priority has been claimed, from the earliest priority date.
Applicants can request the EPO as designated or elected Office to commence processing the Euro-PCT application at any time before expiry of the 31-month time limit.

Prepared February 17th, 2025

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