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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 V PRECLASSIFICATION (ROUTING) AND OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION OF EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONS CHAPTER IV SEARCH PROCEDURE AND STRATEGY CHAPTER VI THE STATE OF THE ART  
7. Classification in cases of a lack of unity of invention 6. Classification when the scope of the invention is not clear (e.g. a partial search) 8. Verification of official classification  


7.

Classification in cases of a lack of unity of invention

  

Where objection of lack of unity of invention arises, all inventions must be classified, since all will be disclosed in the published application. Each invention claimed is to be classified as set out in paragraphs V, 4 to 6.

 

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