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Guide for applicants, Part 2: PCT procedure before the EPO (Euro-PCT Guide)

 
 
Table of Contents - Guide for applicants, Part 2: PCT procedure before the EPO (Euro-PCT Guide)
C. The EPO as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and a Supplementary International Searching Authority (SISA)
II. The procedure before the EPO as ISA
II.
The procedure before the EPO as ISA 
General
Establishing the ISR and the WO-ISA
Multiple independent claims
Validity of priority claims
Incorporation by reference of missing parts and elements
Restoration of priority
International publication of the application and the ISR
Access to the WO-ISA
Procedure after receipt of the ISR and WO-ISA
International Preliminary Report on Patentability Chapter I
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) based on a WO-ISA established by the EPO as ISA