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

1.4 Fees

1.3 Filing a divisional application

1.5 Designation of the inventor

1.4

Fees

1.4.1 Filing, search and designation fees

1.4.2 Claims fees

1.4.3 Renewal fees

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