• Albania

    Translation requirements:
     - The claims must be translated into Albanian.
     - Patents in French or German: The description must be translated into English.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Austria

    Translation requirements: Patents in English or French: The description must be translated into German.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Belgium

    Translation requirements: None.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Bulgaria

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Bulgarian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Croatia

    Translation requirements:
     - The claims must be translated into Croatian.
     - Patents in French or German: The description must be translated into English or Croatian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Cyprus

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Greek.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Czech Republic

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Czech.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Denmark

    Translation requirements:
     - The claims must be translated into Danish.
     - Patents in French or German: The description must be translated into English or Danish.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • Estonia

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Estonian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Finland

    Translation requirements:
     - The claims must be translated into Finnish.
     - Patents in French or German: The description must be translated into English or Finnish.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • France

    Translation requirements: None.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • Germany

    Translation requirements: None.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • Greece

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Greek.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Hungary

    Translation requirements:
     - The claims must be translated into Hungarian.
     - Patents in French or German: The description must be translated into English or Hungarian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Iceland

    Translation requirements:
     - The claims must be translated into Icelandic.
     - Patents in French or German: The description must be translated into English or Icelandic.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • Ireland

    Translation requirements: None.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Italy

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Italian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Latvia

    Translation requirements: The claims must be translated into Latvian.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • Liechtenstein (& Switzerland)

    Validation in Liechtenstein is effected by validating in Switzerland.

    See requirements for Switzerland.

  • Lithuania

    Translation requirements: The claims must be translated into Lithuanian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Luxembourg

    Translation requirements: None.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • Malta

    Translation requirements: Patents in French or German: The description must be translated into English or Maltese.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Monaco

    Translation requirements: None.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Netherlands

    Translation requirements:
     - The claims must be translated into Dutch.
     - Patents in French or German: The description must be translated into English or Dutch.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • North Macedonia

    Translation requirements: The claims and the drawings must be translated into Macedonian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Norway

    Translation requirements:
     - The claims must be translated into Norwegian.
     - Patents in French or German: The description must be translated into English or Norwegian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Poland

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Polish.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Portugal

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Portuguese.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • Romania

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Romanian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • San Marino

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Italian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Serbia

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Serbian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Slovakia

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Slovak.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Slovenia

    Translation requirements: The claims must be translated into Slovene.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Spain

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Spanish.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • Sweden

    Translation requirements:
     - The claims must be translated into Swedish.
     - Patents in French or German: The description must be translated into English or Swedish.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • Switzerland (& Liechtenstein)

    Validation in Switzerland also effects validation in Liechtenstein.

    Translation requirements: None.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Turkey

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Turkish.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

  • United Kingdom

    Translation requirements: None.

    Power of Attorney: Not required.

Extension States(1)

Extension fees for the concerned State(s) had to be paid no later than 6 months after publication of the European Search Report.

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Translation requirements: The title and the claims must be translated into Croatian or Serbian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Montenegro

    Translation requirements: The title and the claims must be translated into Serbian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

Validation States(2)

Extension fees for the concerned State(s) had to be paid no later than 6 months after publication of the European Search Report.

  • Cambodia

    Translation requirements: The claims must be translated into Khmer.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Morocco

    Translation requirements: None.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Rep. of Moldova

    Translation requirements: The entire patent must be translated into Romanian.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

  • Tunisia

    Translation requirements: Patents in German: The description must be translated into English or French or Arabic.

    Power of Attorney: Required.

(1): Extension fees for the concerned State(s) had to be paid no later than 6 months after publication of the European Search Report.
(2): Validation fees for the concerned State(s) had to be paid no later than 6 months after publication of the European Search Report.