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Chapter I – Examination by the Receiving Section

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Chapter I
Examination by the Receiving Section

16th edition: this version presents the text in force on 1 July 2020.

Rule 55 – Examination on filing
Rule 56 – Missing parts of the description or missing drawings
Rule 57 – Examination as to formal requirements
Rule 58 – Correction of deficiencies in the application documents
Rule 59 – Deficiencies in claiming priority
Rule 60 – Subsequent designation of the inventor
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Cross-reference list
  • EPC EPC 1973
    R. 55R. 39
    R. 56R. 43
    R. 57Art. 91(1); R. 40, 41
    R. 58Art. 91(1); R. 40, 41
    R. 59-
    R. 60R. 42
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