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 C GUIDELINES FOR SUBSTANTIVE EXAMINATION

PART B

PART D

CHAPTER II CONTENT OF A EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (OTHER THAN CLAIMS)

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER III CLAIMS

4. Description

3. Request for grant the title

5. Drawings

4.	Description

4.1 General remarks

4.2 Technical field

4.3 Background art

4.4 Irrelevant matter

4.5 Technical problem and its solution

4.6 Rule 42(1)(c) vs. Art. 52(1)

4.8 Reference signs

4.9 Sufficiency of disclosure

4.10 Art. 83 vs. Art. 123(2)

4.11 Insufficient disclosure

4.12 Industrial application

4.13 Manner and order of presentation

4.14 Terminology

4.15 Computer programs

4.16 Physical values, units

4.17 Proper names, trademarks and trade names

4.18 Registered trademarks

4.19 Reference documents

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