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 IV SPECIAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER III EXAMINATION OF FORMAL REQUIREMENTS

CHAPTER V COMMUNICATING THE FORMALITIES REPORT; AMENDMENT OF APPLICATION; CORRECTION OF ERRORS

1. European divisional applications (see also C-VI, 9.1)

2. Art. 61 applications

1.	European divisional applications (see also C-VI, 9.1)

1.1 General remarks

1.2 Date of filing of a divisional application; claiming priority

1.3 Filing a divisional application

1.5 Designation of the inventor

1.6 Authorisations

1.7 Other formalities examination

1.8 Further procedure

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