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 X LIMITATION AND REVOCATION PROCEDURE

CHAPTER IX COSTS

CHAPTER X

LIMITATION AND REVOCATION PROCEDURE

1. Introduction

2. Examination for deficiencies in the request

3. Decision on request for revocation

4. Substantive examination (limitation)

5. Formal procedure for limitation when the request is allowable

6. Rejection of the request

7. Precedence of opposition proceedings

8. Legal status of decisions

9. Withdrawal of the request

10. Different sets of claims

11. Multiple requests

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