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

9. Reduction of fees

8. No deferred payment of fees, no legal aid, no discretion

10. Refund of fees

9.2 Reduction under the language arrangements

9.1 General

9.3 Special reductions

9.2	Reduction under the language arrangements

9.2.1 Conditions

9.2.2 Reduction of the filing fee

9.2.3 Reduction of the examination fee

9.2.4 Reduction of the opposition fee

9.2.5 Reduction of the appeal fee

9.2.6 Reduction of the fee for limitation and revocation

9.2.7 Reduction of the fee for the petition for review

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