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

2. Search strategy

1. Procedure prior to searching

3. Procedure after searching

2.	Search strategy

2.1 Subject of the search; restrictions

2.2 Formulating a search strategy

2.3 Carrying out the search; types of documents

2.4 Reformulation of the subject of the search

2.5 Closest prior art and its effects on the search

2.6 End of search

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