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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  
5. Drawings 4. Description 6. Inventions relating to biological material  
5.2 Printing quality 5.1 Form and content 5.3 Photographs  

5.2

Printing quality

 

The examiner has also to check whether the drawings in the printing copy ("Druckexemplar") are suitable for printing. If necessary, a copy of the original drawings must be prepared as the printing copy. If, however, the quality of the original drawings is also insufficient, then the examiner must request the applicant to present drawings of sufficient quality for printing. He should, however, beware of any extension of subject-matter (Art. 123(2)).

 


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