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 XII INSPECTION OF FILES; COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN FILES; CONSULTATION OF THE...

CHAPTER XI FEES

2. Inspection of files

1. General

3. Communication of information from the files

2.	Inspection of files

2.1 Extent of file inspection

2.2 Procedure for file inspection

2.3 Restrictions to file inspection

2.4 Confidentiality of the request

2.5 File inspection before publication of the application

2.6 Publication of bibliographic data before publication of the application

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