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

1.8. Application numbering systems

1.7 Forwarding of applications

1.8.	Application numbering systems

1.8.1 Applications filed before 1 January 2002

1.8.2 Applications filed on or after 1 January 2002

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