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 D GUIDELINES FOR OPPOSITION AND LIMITATION/REVOCATION PROCEDURES

PART C

PART E

CHAPTER VII DETAILS AND SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER VI PROCEDURE FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE OPPOSITION

CHAPTER VIII DECISIONS OF THE OPPOSITION DIVISION

CHAPTER VII

DETAILS AND SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PROCEEDINGS

1. Sequence of proceedings

2. Request for documents

3. Unity of the European patent

4. Texts of the European patent which are different for different Contracting States

5. Procedure where the proprietor is not entitled

6. Continuation of the opposition proceedings in the cases covered by Rule 84

7. Intervention of the assumed infringer

8. Publication of a new specification of the patent

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