Change of data of the applicant for or owner of the supplementary protection certificate or change of representative

The applicant or the owner of a supplementary protection certificate (PAS) shall immediately notify the Patent Office of the necessary amendments to the particulars of the Patent Register, if the name and/or address of the owner or applicant change, or the representative is changed. After receipt of the relevant application and payment of the prescribed fee, the Patent Office shall include the admissible amendments in the Patent Register, publish the notification of the amendments made in its official publication and send the PAS to the applicant or the owner. The inclusion of particulars in the register of the appointment or revocation of the representative of the PAS, or amendments to the identity of the representative, shall be made free of charge.