General Information

National Information

List of jurisdictions

Passport is a lightweight online European patent validation service by Pintz & Partners. With Passport, you can get a quote instantly from all EPC countries listed below.

Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein

Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom

Partner Network

Validations are handled either by Pintz & Partners directly or local patent attorneys and attorney firms appointed by Pintz & Partners. You can find this information regarding each and every country below.

Countries, where the validation is
filed by Pintz & Partners directly:

Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Liechtenstein

Countries, where the validation is
filed by a local legal representative of Pintz & Partners:

Albania
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Montenegro
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Turkey
United Kingdom

Power of Attorney requirements

In some countries, it is required to file a Power of Attorney document along with the validation request. Patent offices in the following countries are requiring Power of Attorney documents:

Albania
Austria
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Finland
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Norway
Poland
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Switzerland

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