London Agreement (2000)

London Agreement

Agreement on the application of Article 65 of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents
Parties not requiring translation   Parties requiring translation of the claims in the official language of the State under consideration   Parties requiring the description in English, and the claims in the official language of the State under consideration   European Patent Convention parties, which are not parties to the Agreement
Signed	17 October 2000 (2000-10-17)
Location	London, United Kingdom
Effective	1 May 2008
Condition	ratification by eight states (including Germany, France and the United Kingdom)
Signatories	10
Parties	22
Depositary	Government of the Federal Republic of Germany
Citations	https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/london-agreement/status.html
Languages	English, French and German

The London Agreement, formally the Agreement on the application of Article 65 of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents and sometimes referred to as the London Protocol, is a patent law agreement concluded in London on 17 October 2000 and aimed at reducing the translation costs of European patents granted under the European Patent Convention (EPC).^[1] The London Agreement is an agreement between some member states of the European Patent Organisation,^[1] and has not altered other language requirements applying to European patent applications prior to grant.

The London Agreement entered into force on 1 May 2008.^[2]