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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi David,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">“10<sup>th</sup> year” means the renewal fee for the 10<sup>th</sup> year calculated from the filing date of the application. You pay for the year up-front so it’s due 9 years after the filing date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Yes GB is not covered by a unitary patent, so you would need to validate there separately.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Yes the UP will need to be translated into one other EU language. Was the end of your question cut off there?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Jeremy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Pct <pct-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>David Boundy via Pct<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 13 February 2024 21:22<br>
<b>To:</b> for users of the Patent Cooperation Treaty <pct@oppedahl-lists.com>; For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> David Boundy <DavidBoundyEsq@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Pct] Allowed EP patent -- opt between Unified Patent or country-by-country validation?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> -- fee schedule is here <a href="https://www.epo.org/en/legal/guide-up/2022/uppg_a_v.html">
https://www.epo.org/en/legal/guide-up/2022/uppg_a_v.html</a> When they say "10th year" is that 10th year from filing, or 10th year from EP allowance? The yardstick is "published in the European Patent Bulletin" -- does that happen at 18 months, or at allowance?<o:p></o:p></p>
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GB quit the EU club, they quit the Unitary Patent club too, right? </span> So if I opt for Unitary Patent, I still have to validate in GB, right?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> -- this application was prosecuted in English. So to validate Unitary, we have to translate into one other language
<a href="https://www.epo.org/en/legal/guide-up/2022/uppg_b_ii_4.html">https://www.epo.org/en/legal/guide-up/2022/uppg_b_ii_4.html</a> For country-by-country validation, translate for all<o:p></o:p></p>
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