4.1.1 Indication that a European patent is sought 

Applicants must use Use of the prescribed request for grant form (EPO Form 1001), which is available in the EPO Online Filing and Online Filing 2.0's online filing tools (see A‑II, 1.1.1 A‑II, 1.2.2) or can be downloaded free of charge from the EPO website (epo.org), to meet the requirement referred to in A‑II, 4.1(a) to provide "the indication that a patent is sought" (see also A‑III, 4).