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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 III EXAMINATION OF FORMAL REQUIREMENTS CHAPTER II FILING OF APPLICATIONS AND EXAMINATION ON FILING CHAPTER IV SPECIAL PROVISIONS  
4. Request for grant 3. Physical requirements 5. Designation of inventor  
4.2 Examination of the Request for Grant form 4.1 General remarks    

4.2

Examination of the Request for Grant form

 

The Receiving Section examines the request to ensure that it contains the information listed in Rule 41(2). The request form provides for the entry of that information. The petition for the grant (Rule 41(2)(a)) is an integral part of the form. The applicant must be allowed to correct deficiencies in the request to the extent indicated in III, 16.

 

 4.2.1 Information on the applicant

 4.2.2 Signature


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