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

5. Due date for fees

4. Date considered as date on which payment is made

6. Payment in due time

5.2 Due date for specific fees

5.1 General

5.2.5 Claims fees

5.2.4 Renewal fees

5.2.6 Fees for limitation/revocation, opposition, appeal, petition for review

5.2.5

Claims fees

Claims fees are due upon the filing of the first set of claims, which may be the date of filing or which may occur later (see III, 9 and 15).

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