Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Rep.
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
N. Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
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Albania
Translation requirements:
- The claims must be translated intoAlbanian.
- Patents inFrench or
German: The description must be translated into
English.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Austria
Translation requirements: Patents in
English or
French: The description must be translated into
German.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Belgium
Translation requirements: None.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Bulgaria
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Bulgarian.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Croatia
Translation requirements:
- The claims must be translated intoCroatian.
- Patents inFrench or
German: The description must be translated into
English or
Croatian.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Cyprus
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Greek.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Czech Republic
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Czech.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Denmark
Translation requirements:
- The claims must be translated intoDanish.
- Patents inFrench or
German: The description must be translated into
English or
Danish.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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Estonia
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Estonian.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Finland
Translation requirements:
- The claims must be translated intoFinnish.
- Patents inFrench or
German: The description must be translated into
English or
Finnish.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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France
Translation requirements: None.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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Germany
Translation requirements: None.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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Greece
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Greek.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Hungary
Translation requirements:
- The claims must be translated intoHungarian.
- Patents inFrench or
German: The description must be translated into
English or
Hungarian.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Iceland
Translation requirements:
- The claims must be translated intoIcelandic.
- Patents inFrench or
German: The description must be translated into
English or
Icelandic.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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Ireland
Translation requirements: None.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Italy
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Italian.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Latvia
Translation requirements: The claims must be translated into
Latvian.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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Liechtenstein (&
Switzerland)
Validation in
Liechtenstein is effected by validating in
Switzerland.
See requirements for
Switzerland.
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Lithuania
Translation requirements: The claims must be translated into
Lithuanian.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Luxembourg
Translation requirements: None.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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Malta
Translation requirements: Patents in
French or
German: The description must be translated into
English or
Maltese.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Monaco
Translation requirements: None.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Netherlands
Translation requirements:
- The claims must be translated intoDutch.
- Patents inFrench or
German: The description must be translated into
English or
Dutch.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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North Macedonia
Translation requirements: The claims and the drawings must be translated into
Macedonian.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Norway
Translation requirements:
- The claims must be translated intoNorwegian.
- Patents inFrench or
German: The description must be translated into
English or
Norwegian.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Poland
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Polish.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Portugal
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Portuguese.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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Romania
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Romanian.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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San Marino
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Italian.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Serbia
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Serbian.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Slovakia
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Slovak.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Slovenia
Translation requirements: The claims must be translated into
Slovene.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Spain
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Spanish.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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Sweden
Translation requirements:
- The claims must be translated intoSwedish.
- Patents inFrench or
German: The description must be translated into
English or
Swedish.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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Switzerland (&
Liechtenstein)
Validation in
Switzerland also effects validation in
Liechtenstein.
Translation requirements: None.
Power of Attorney: Required.
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Turkey
Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into
Turkish.
Power of Attorney: Not required.
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United Kingdom
Translation requirements: None.
Power of Attorney: Not required.