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 XI FEES

CHAPTER X DRAWINGS

CHAPTER XII INSPECTION OF FILES; COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN FILES; CONSULTATION OF THE REGISTER OF EUROPEAN PATENTS; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFIED COPIES

10. Refund of fees

9. Reduction of fees

10.1 General remarks

10.2 Special refunds

10.1	General remarks

10.1.1 Fee payments lacking a legal basis

10.1.2 Fee payments which are not valid

10.1.3 Insignificant amounts

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