(1) A request for the grant of legal aid is to be submitted in writing to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, the Federal Patent Court or the Federal Court of Justice. In proceedings in accordance with sections 110 and 122 the request may also be declared before and recorded with the registry of the Federal Court of Justice. Section 125a applies accordingly.
(2) The authority responsible for the proceedings for which the legal aid is being requested decides on the request.
(3) Decisions issued in accordance with sections 130 to 133 are final unless they are decisions of the Patent Division refusing legal aid or the assignment of a representative in accordance with section 133; an appeal on points of law is ruled out. Section 127 (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure applies accordingly to the proceedings before the Federal Patent Court.