National Law relating to EPC, IV. Translation requirements after grant, Italy
Contracting state | Italy |
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1Contracting state to the London Agreement on the application of Art. 65 EPC? |
No |
2Translation requirements |
A translation of the patent specification into Italian must be supplied under the conditions provided for in Art. 65(1) EPC. The proprietor of the patent or his representative must give a declaration on the last page of the translation that the translation is in complete agreement with the original. Art. 56(4) PL |
3Must a national professional representative be appointed? |
No, but an address for service in the EEA must be given. Art. 147 (3bis) PL |
4Period for filing the translation |
Within 3 months of the date on which the mention of the grant or the decision to maintain the patent as amended is published in the European Patent Bulletin. If the unitary effect is requested, in case of rejection or withdrawal of the unitary effect, the same term of 3 months starts from the communication of the definitive act of rejection or revocation of the unitary effect or from the date of receipt by the Office of the withdrawal request. It is possible to request further processing within 2 months of expiry of the time limit not complied with. The request must be accompanied by proof of payment of the fee prescribed for further processing. Art. 56(4), 192 PL |
5 (a) Special fee payable? (b) If so, when due? |
(a) Yes (only for paper filing by postal service or through a chamber of commerce; see section 9: EUR 40 or, if a certified copy is requested, EUR 43 and EUR 16 in stamps) EUR 300 for request for further processing (plus EUR 10 if filed by postal service or through a chamber of commerce) (b) Date on which translation is filed through a chamber of commerce, see section 9 |
6 (a) Must a form be used? (b) No. of copies to be filed |
(a) Yes (b) 1 |
7Manner and form in which the translation is made available to the public |
Display in reading room Copies available |
8Correction of translation (a) permitted? (b) Special fee payable? |
(a) Yes The form required for the purposes of section 6 must be used; the UIBM recommends that the national reference number allocated when the translation was filed be quoted. (b) No Art. 57(4) PL |
9Special features |
The translations must be filed (a) electronically through the UIBM online filing system (servizionline.uibm.gov.it) or (b) on paper: – by postal service (registered mail with advice of delivery) with the UIBM in Rome, enclosing proof of payment of an administrative fee of EUR 40 or, if a certified copy is requested, EUR 43 and EUR 16 in stamps to the Chamber of Commerce of Rome, to which the documentation will be forwarded for processing, or – in person at a chamber of commerce in one of the provincial capitals (Camere di Commercio dei capoluoghi di provincia). On the same day as the translation is filed, a fee (EUR 40 or, if a certified copy is requested, EUR 43 and EUR 16 in stamps) must be paid into the bank account of the chamber of commerce with which it is filed. The UIBM recommends that a translation of the abstract appearing in the EP application and a copy of the drawings of the patent specification be filed. |