INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Interpretation in oral proceedings
The EPO requests representatives, wherever possible, to refrain from requesting simultaneous interpreting facilities in oral proceedings before Opposition Divisions, in order to reduce costs.
A copy of EPO Form 2043 which contains important information on oral proceedings and which, in future, will be sent by fax to parties when the Office arranges a date for oral proceedings in the opposition procedure, is reproduced below.
A copy of EPO Form 2043 will also be appended to the summons to oral proceedings (EPO Form 2310) if the requirements for simultaneous interpreting facilities have not already been established by the date of the summons.
For technical reasons, the forms embedded in this article are only available in the PDF version.