Alle centrale myndigheder for industriel ejendomsret, herunder dem, der ikke foretager søgninger i løbet af en procedure for meddelelse af et nationalt patent, kan spille en vigtig rolle under det styrkede partnerskab, bl.a. ved at yde rådgivning og støtte til potentielle patentansøgere, især små og mellemstore virksomheder, ved at modtage ansøgninger, ved at fremsende ansøgninger til EPO samt ved at formidle patentinformation.
All central industrial property offices, including those which do not perform searches in the course of a national patent-granting procedure, can play an essential role under the enhanced partnership, inter alia, by giving advice and support to potential patent applicants, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, by receiving applications, by forwarding applications to the EPO and by disseminating patent information.