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 B GUIDELINES FOR SEARCH

PART A

PART C

CHAPTER IV SEARCH PROCEDURE AND STRATEGY

CHAPTER III CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEARCH

CHAPTER V PRECLASSIFICATION (ROUTING) AND OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONS

CHAPTER IV

SEARCH PROCEDURE AND STRATEGY

1. Procedure prior to searching

2. Search strategy

3. Procedure after searching

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