Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office

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Guidelines for Examination in the EPO

Guidelines for Examination - Table of Contents

PART A GUIDELINES FOR FORMALITIES EXAMINATION

General Part

PART B

CHAPTER II FILING OF APPLICATIONS AND EXAMINATION ON FILING

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER III EXAMINATION OF FORMAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Where and how applications may be filed

2. Persons entitled to file an application

1.	Where and how applications may be filed

1.1 Filing of applications by delivery by hand or by post

1.2 Filing of applications by fax

1.3 Filing of applications in electronic form

1.4 Filing of applications by other means

1.5 Subsequent filing of documents

1.6 Cheques and debit orders

1.7 Forwarding of applications

1.8. Application numbering systems

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