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European Patent Convention (EPC)

EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION - Table of Contents
Implementing Regulations to the Convention on the Grant of European Patents European Patent Convention Protocol on the Interpretation of Article 69 EPC
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
Rule 62 - Extended European search report Rule 61 - Content of the European search report Rule 62a - Applications containing a plurality of independent claims

Rule 6235
Extended European search report

Art. 92

R. 65


(1) The European search report shall be accompanied by an opinion on whether the application and the invention to which it relates seem to meet the requirements of this Convention, unless a communication under Rule 71, paragraph 1 or 3, can be issued.


(2) The opinion under paragraph 1 shall not be published together with the search report.


35 Inserted by decision of the Administrative Council of 09.12.2004 which entered into force on 01.07.2005 (OJ EPO 2005, 5).

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