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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  
1.5 Designation of the inventor 1.4 Fees 1.6 Authorisations  


1.5

Designation of the inventor

 

The provisions of III, 5.5 apply with regard to the designation of the inventor, except that, where the designation of the inventor has not been provided or is deficient (i.e. it does not comply with Rule 19), the applicant will be invited to provide or correct it within a period to be specified by the EPO, which must be a minimum of two months (Rule 132(2)). The divisional application requires a separate designation, independent of the parent application on which it is based.

Rule 60(2)




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