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European Patent Convention (EPC 1973)

 
 
A revised version of the European Patent Convention entered into force on 13 December 2007. The provisions of the revised Convention apply unless the transitional provisions provide for the applicability of the EPC 1973.
EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION 1973 - Table of Contents
IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO THE CONVENTION ON THE GRANT OF EUROPEAN PATENTS European Patent Convention Protocol on Recognition
PART IV - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART IV OF THE CONVENTION PART III - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART III OF THE CONVENTION PART V - IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS TO PART V OF THE CONVENTION
Chapter II - European search report Chapter I - Examination by the Receiving Section Chapter III - Publication of the European patent application

Chapter II

European search report


 Rule 44 - Content of the European search report

 Rule 44a - Extended European search report

 Rule 45 - Incomplete search

 Rule 46 - European search report where the invention lacks unity

 Rule 47 - Definitive content of the abstract