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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  
6. Payment in due time 5. Due date for fees 7. Purpose of payment  
6.1 Basic principle   6.2 Ten-day fail-safe arrangement  

6.1

Basic principle

 

A fee is considered to have been paid in due time if the date of payment (see XI, 4) fell on or before the last day of the relevant time limit - or the time limit extended pursuant to Rule 134.

 


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