12. Certificate 

As soon as the European patent specification has been published, the EPO issues the proprietor with a certificate attesting that the European patent has been granted to the person named on the certificate. Where there is more than one proprietor, each of them is issued with a certificate. Proprietors may request that a certified copy of the certificate with the specification attached be supplied to them upon payment of an administrative fee. For further details see the decision of the President of the EPO dated 17 December 2021, OJ EPO 2021, A94, and the notice from the EPO dated 17 December 2021, OJ EPO 2021, A95.