Can declarations of priority be corrected?
Under Rule 52(3) EPC 2000, a declaration of priority may be corrected within 16 months from the earliest priority date claimed, or, where the correction would cause a change in the earliest priority date claimed, within 16 months from the corrected earliest priority date, whichever 16-month period expires first, provided that such a correction may be submitted until the expiry of four months from the date of filing accorded to the European patent application.
